diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [v0.2.0.5](https://github.com/diagrams/active/tree/v0.2.0.5) (2015-09-15)
+
+- allow `semigroups-0.17`
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/diagrams/active/compare/v0.2.0.4...v0.2.0.5)
+
 ## [v0.2.0.4](https://github.com/diagrams/active/tree/v0.2.0.4) (2015-07-19)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/diagrams/active/compare/v0.2.0.3...v0.2.0.4)
diff --git a/active.cabal b/active.cabal
--- a/active.cabal
+++ b/active.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                active
-version:             0.2.0.4
+version:             0.2.0.5
 synopsis:            Abstractions for animation
 description:         "Active" abstraction for animated things with finite start and end times.
 license:             BSD3
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
   exposed-modules:     Data.Active
   build-depends:       base >= 4.0 && < 4.9,
                        vector >= 0.10,
-                       semigroups >= 0.1 && < 0.17,
+                       semigroups >= 0.1 && < 0.18,
                        semigroupoids >= 1.2 && < 5.1,
-                       lens >= 4.0 && < 4.13,
-                       linear >= 1.14 && < 1.20
+                       lens >= 4.0 && < 4.14,
+                       linear >= 1.14 && < 1.21
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
                        vector >= 0.10,
                        semigroups >= 0.1 && < 0.17,
                        semigroupoids >= 1.2 && < 5.1,
-                       lens >= 4.0 && < 4.13,
-                       linear >= 1.14 && < 1.20,
+                       lens >= 4.0 && < 4.14,
+                       linear >= 1.14 && < 1.21,
                        QuickCheck >= 2.4.2 && < 2.9
     hs-source-dirs:    src, test
     default-language:  Haskell2010