diff --git a/blaze-colonnade.cabal b/blaze-colonnade.cabal
--- a/blaze-colonnade.cabal
+++ b/blaze-colonnade.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                blaze-colonnade
-version:             1.2.0
+version:             1.2.1
 synopsis:            Helper functions for using blaze-html with colonnade
 description:         Blaze HTML and colonnade
 homepage:            https://github.com/andrewthad/colonnade#readme
diff --git a/src/Text/Blaze/Colonnade.hs b/src/Text/Blaze/Colonnade.hs
--- a/src/Text/Blaze/Colonnade.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Blaze/Colonnade.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
 
 -- | Build HTML tables using @blaze-html@ and @colonnade@. The bottom
 --   of this page has a tutorial that walks through a full example,