diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@
 
 HACKAGE_URL="https://hackage.haskell.org/package"
 
+# Haddock fails for network-2.5.0.0.
+NO_DOCS_PACKAGES_VER_REGEXP="network-uri-2\.5\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"
+
 # Cache the list of packages:
 echo "Checking installed packages for ghc-${GHC_VER}..."
 ${GHC_PKG} list --global ${SCOPE_OF_INSTALLATION} > ghc-pkg.list ||
@@ -233,8 +236,13 @@
 
   if [ ! ${NO_DOCUMENTATION} ]
   then
-    ./Setup haddock --with-ghc=${GHC} --with-haddock=${HADDOCK} ${VERBOSE} ||
-      die "Documenting the ${PKG} package failed."
+    if echo "${PKG}-${VER}" | egrep ${NO_DOCS_PACKAGES_VER_REGEXP} > /dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+      echo "Skipping documentation for the ${PKG} package."
+    else
+      ./Setup haddock --with-ghc=${GHC} --with-haddock=${HADDOCK} ${VERBOSE} ||
+        die "Documenting the ${PKG} package failed."
+    fi
   fi
 
   ./Setup install ${SCOPE_OF_INSTALLATION} ${EXTRA_INSTALL_OPTS} ${VERBOSE} ||
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:            1.20.0.5
+Version:            1.20.0.6
 Synopsis:           The command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage.
 Description:
     The \'cabal\' command-line program simplifies the process of managing