diff --git a/arbtt.cabal b/arbtt.cabal
--- a/arbtt.cabal
+++ b/arbtt.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               arbtt
-version:            0.10.3
+version:            0.10.4
 license:            GPL-2
 license-file:       LICENSE
 category:           Desktop
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                 base >= 4.7 && < 5,
                 filepath, directory, transformers, utf8-string, strict,
                 containers >= 0.5 && < 0.7,
-                aeson >= 0.10  && < 1.5,
+                aeson >= 0.10  && < 1.6,
                 binary >= 0.5,
                 bytestring, deepseq
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         binary >= 0.5,
         deepseq, bytestring, utf8-string, strict,
         transformers, directory, filepath,
-        aeson >= 0.10  && < 1.5,
+        aeson >= 0.10  && < 1.6,
         array == 0.4.* || == 0.5.*,
         terminal-progress-bar >= 0.4 && < 0.5,
         bytestring-progress,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         base >= 4.7 && < 5,
         parsec == 3.*,
         containers >= 0.5 && < 0.7,
-        aeson >= 0.10  && < 1.5,
+        aeson >= 0.10  && < 1.6,
         array == 0.4.* || == 0.5.*,
         binary >= 0.5,
         deepseq, bytestring, utf8-string, strict,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         parsec == 3.*,
         containers >= 0.5 && < 0.7,
         binary >= 0.5,
-        aeson >= 0.10  && < 1.5,
+        aeson >= 0.10  && < 1.6,
         conduit >= 1.2 && < 1.4,
         exceptions >= 0.8,
         attoparsec == 0.13.*,
diff --git a/doc/arbtt.xml b/doc/arbtt.xml
--- a/doc/arbtt.xml
+++ b/doc/arbtt.xml
@@ -1774,6 +1774,17 @@
   The version history with changes relevant for the user is documented here.
   </para>
 
+  <sect2 id="release-notes-0.10.4">
+    <title>Version 0.10.4</title>
+    <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+	  Support symlinks for <filename>~/.arbtt/capture.log</filename>
+	</para>
+      </listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+  </sect2>
+
   <sect2 id="release-notes-0.10.3">
     <title>Version 0.10.3</title>
     <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/src/LockFile.hs b/src/LockFile.hs
--- a/src/LockFile.hs
+++ b/src/LockFile.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 module LockFile where
 
+import System.Directory
 import System.Exit
 import System.IO
 import System.IO.Error
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@
 #endif
 
 -- | This is very raw, someone ought to improve this
-lockFile filename =
+lockFile filename' = do
+    filename <- canonicalizePath filename'
 #ifdef WIN32
- do success <- claimMutex filename
+    success <- claimMutex filename
     unless success $ do
         hPutStrLn stderr ("arbtt [Error]: Could not aquire lock for " ++ filename ++"!")
         exitFailure