diff --git a/Control/Monad/Random.hs b/Control/Monad/Random.hs
--- a/Control/Monad/Random.hs
+++ b/Control/Monad/Random.hs
@@ -103,10 +103,9 @@
 runRand :: (RandomGen g) => Rand g a -> g -> (a, g)
 runRand (Rand x) g = runIdentity (runRandT x g)
 
--- | Evaluate a random computation in the IO monad, using the random number
--- generator supplied by 'System.Random.getStdRandom'.
+-- | Evaluate a random computation in the IO monad, splitting the global standard generator to get a new one for the computation.
 evalRandIO :: Rand StdGen a -> IO a
-evalRandIO (Rand (RandT x)) = getStdRandom (runIdentity . runStateT x)
+evalRandIO x = fmap (evalRand x) newStdGen
 
 -- | Sample a random value from a weighted list.  The total weight of all
 -- elements must not be 0.
diff --git a/MonadRandom.cabal b/MonadRandom.cabal
--- a/MonadRandom.cabal
+++ b/MonadRandom.cabal
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 Name:                MonadRandom
 Build-type:          Simple
-Version:             0.1.7
+Version:             0.1.8
 Synopsis:            Random-number generation monad.
 Description:         Support for computations which consume random values.
 License:             OtherLicense
 License-file:        LICENSE
 Category:            Control
 Author:              Cale Gibbard and others
-Maintainer:          Eric Kidd <haskell@randomhacks.net>
+Maintainer:          
 Stability:           experimental
 Build-Depends:       base >=2 && < 5, mtl, random
 Exposed-modules:     Control.Monad.Random.Class, Control.Monad.Random