diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 MTL_VER="2.1.2";       MTL_VER_REGEXP="[2]\."                  #  == 2.*
 HTTP_VER="4000.2.11";  HTTP_VER_REGEXP="4000\.[012]\."         # == 4000.0.* || 4000.1.* || 4000.2.*
 ZLIB_VER="0.5.4.1";    ZLIB_VER_REGEXP="0\.[45]\."             # == 0.4.* || == 0.5.*
-TIME_VER="1.4.1";      TIME_VER_REGEXP="1\.[1234]\.?"          # >= 1.1 && < 1.5
+TIME_VER="1.4.1";      TIME_VER_REGEXP="1\.[12345]\.?"         # >= 1.1 && < 1.6
 RANDOM_VER="1.0.1.1";  RANDOM_VER_REGEXP="1\.0\."              # >= 1 && < 1.1
 STM_VER="2.4.2";       STM_VER_REGEXP="2\."                    # == 2.*
 NETWORK_URI_VER="2.6.0.1"; NETWORK_URI_VER_REGEXP="2\.[6-9]\." # >= 2.6
@@ -231,13 +231,14 @@
 do_pkg   "text"         ${TEXT_VER}    ${TEXT_VER_REGEXP}
 do_pkg   "parsec"       ${PARSEC_VER}  ${PARSEC_VER_REGEXP}
 do_pkg   "network"      ${NETWORK_VER} ${NETWORK_VER_REGEXP}
+
+# We conditionally install network-uri, depending on the network version.
+do_network_uri_pkg
+
 do_pkg   "HTTP"         ${HTTP_VER}    ${HTTP_VER_REGEXP}
 do_pkg   "zlib"         ${ZLIB_VER}    ${ZLIB_VER_REGEXP}
 do_pkg   "random"       ${RANDOM_VER}  ${RANDOM_VER_REGEXP}
 do_pkg   "stm"          ${STM_VER}     ${STM_VER_REGEXP}
-
-# We conditionally install network-uri, depending on the network version.
-do_network_uri_pkg
 
 install_pkg "cabal-install"
 
diff --git a/cabal-install.cabal b/cabal-install.cabal
--- a/cabal-install.cabal
+++ b/cabal-install.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:               cabal-install
-Version:            1.18.0.7
+Version:            1.18.0.8
 Synopsis:           The command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage.
 Description:
     The \'cabal\' command-line program simplifies the process of managing
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         pretty     >= 1        && < 1.2,
         random     >= 1        && < 1.2,
         stm        >= 2.0      && < 3,
-        time       >= 1.1      && < 1.5,
+        time       >= 1.1      && < 1.6,
         zlib       >= 0.5.3    && < 0.6
 
     if flag(old-directory)