diff --git a/OrderedBits.cabal b/OrderedBits.cabal
--- a/OrderedBits.cabal
+++ b/OrderedBits.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           OrderedBits
-version:        0.0.1.1
+version:        0.0.1.2
 author:         Christian Hoener zu Siederdissen
 copyright:      Christian Hoener zu Siederdissen, 2014 - 2016
 homepage:       https://github.com/choener/OrderedBits
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 
 library
   build-depends: base               >= 4.7      &&  < 5.0
-               , bits               >= 0.4      &&  < 0.6
-               , primitive          >= 0.5      &&  < 0.7
-               , vector             >= 0.10     &&  < 0.12
-               , vector-algorithms  >= 0.6      &&  < 0.7.1
+               , bits               >= 0.4
+               , primitive          >= 0.5
+               , vector             >= 0.10
+               , vector-algorithms  >= 0.6
   default-language:
     Haskell2010
   default-extensions: BangPatterns
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@
 
 benchmark benchmark
   build-depends: base
-               , criterion    >=  1.0.2 &&  < 1.2
-               , OrderedBits
+               , criterion    >=  1.0.2
                , vector
+               --
+               , OrderedBits
   default-language:
     Haskell2010
   hs-source-dirs:
@@ -83,12 +84,13 @@
   default-extensions: TemplateHaskell
                     , ScopedTypeVariables
   build-depends: base
-               , OrderedBits
-               , QuickCheck         >= 2.7  &&  < 2.9
+               , QuickCheck         >= 2.7
                , tasty              >= 0.11
                , tasty-quickcheck   >= 0.8
                , tasty-th           >= 0.1
                , vector
+               --
+               , OrderedBits
 
 
 
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.0.1.2
+-------
+
+- removed upper bounds
+
 0.0.1.1
 -------