diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.3.0.1
+-------
+
+- allow `base-4.8`
+
 0.3
 ---
 
diff --git a/STL.cabal b/STL.cabal
--- a/STL.cabal
+++ b/STL.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                STL
-version:             0.3
+version:             0.3.0.1
 synopsis:            STL 3D geometry format parsing and pretty-printing
 description:         STL is a simple file format for representing 3D
                      objects as the triangles which form their
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                     Graphics.Formats.STL.Printer
   -- other-modules:
   -- other-extensions:
-  build-depends:    base >=4.6 && <4.8,
+  build-depends:    base >=4.5 && <4.9,
                     attoparsec >= 0.11 && < 0.13,
                     text >= 0.11.1.5 && < 1.3,
                     cereal >= 0.4 && < 0.5,