diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg b/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
index 95bc1ee0..882b4a87 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ executable         ~project~
                  , clientsession                 >= 0.7.3      && < 0.8
                  , bytestring                    >= 0.9        && < 0.10
                  , text                          >= 0.11       && < 0.12
-                 , persistent                    >= 0.7        && < 0.8
-                 , persistent-~backendLower~     >= 0.7        && < 0.8
+                 , persistent                    >= 0.8        && < 0.9
+                 , persistent-~backendLower~     >= 0.8        && < 0.9
                  , template-haskell
                  , hamlet                        >= 0.10       && < 0.11
                  , shakespeare-css               >= 0.10       && < 0.11