diff --git a/bson.cabal b/bson.cabal
--- a/bson.cabal
+++ b/bson.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:          bson
-Version:       0.2.3
+Version:       0.2.4
 Synopsis:      BSON documents are JSON-like objects with a standard binary
                encoding.
 Description:   A BSON Document is an untyped (dynamically type-checked) record.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                     , data-binary-ieee754
                     , mtl >= 2
                     , network
-                    , text == 0.11.*
+                    , text >= 0.11
 
   Exposed-modules:  Data.Bson,
                     Data.Bson.Binary
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@
                     , data-binary-ieee754
                     , mtl >= 2
                     , network
-                    , text == 0.11.*
+                    , text >= 0.11