diff --git a/Stackage/Config.hs b/Stackage/Config.hs
index 6ee074f5..4c02adae 100644
--- a/Stackage/Config.hs
+++ b/Stackage/Config.hs
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ defaultStablePackages = unPackageMap $ execWriter $ do
     addRange "Michael Snoyman" "yesod" "< 1.2"
 
     addRange "Michael Snoyman" "crypto-api" "< 0.12"
+
+    -- https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/68
+    addRange "Michael Snoyman" "criterion" "< 0.8"
   where
     add maintainer package = addRange maintainer package "-any"
     addRange maintainer package range =