diff --git a/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo.hs b/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo.hs
--- a/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo.hs
+++ b/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo.hs
@@ -250,7 +250,11 @@
 #ifdef CAIRO_HAS_SVG_SURFACE
   -- ** SVG surfaces
   , withSVGSurface
+#if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,16,0)
+  , svgSurfaceSetDocumentUnit
+  , svgSurfaceGetDocumentUnit
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,10,0)
   -- * Regions
@@ -321,6 +325,12 @@
   , Extend(..)
   , Filter(..)
 
+#ifdef CAIRO_HAS_SVG_SURFACE
+#if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,16,0)
+  , SvgUnit(..)
+#endif
+#endif
+
   -- mesh patterns
 #if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,12,0)
    , createMeshPattern
@@ -2333,8 +2343,14 @@
 --
 withSVGSurface ::
      FilePath -- ^ @filename@ - a filename for the SVG output (must be writable)
-  -> Double   -- ^ width of the surface, in points (1 point == 1\/72.0 inch)
-  -> Double   -- ^ height of the surface, in points (1 point == 1\/72.0 inch)
+  -> Double   -- ^ Width of the surface. The default unit is points (1 point == 1\/72.0 inch)
+#if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,16,0)
+              -- and can be changed with 'svgSurfaceSetDocumentUnit'.
+#endif
+  -> Double   -- ^ Height of the surface. The default unit is points (1 point == 1\/72.0 inch)
+#if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,16,0)
+              -- and can be changed with 'svgSurfaceSetDocumentUnit'.
+#endif
   -> (Surface -> IO a) -- ^ an action that may use the surface. The surface is
                        -- only valid within in this action.
   -> IO a
@@ -2345,6 +2361,16 @@
                           unless (status == StatusSuccess) $
                             Internal.statusToString status >>= fail)
           (\surface -> f surface)
+
+#if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,16,0)
+-- | Use the specified unit for the width and height of the generated SVG file.
+svgSurfaceSetDocumentUnit :: MonadIO m => Surface -> SvgUnit -> m ()
+svgSurfaceSetDocumentUnit s unit = liftIO $ Internal.svgSurfaceSetDocumentUnit s unit
+
+-- | Get the specified unit for the width and height of the generated SVG file.
+svgSurfaceGetDocumentUnit :: MonadIO m => Surface -> m SvgUnit
+svgSurfaceGetDocumentUnit s = liftIO $ Internal.svgSurfaceGetDocumentUnit s
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,10,0)
diff --git a/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo/Internal/Surfaces/SVG.chs b/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo/Internal/Surfaces/SVG.chs
--- a/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo/Internal/Surfaces/SVG.chs
+++ b/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo/Internal/Surfaces/SVG.chs
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@
 
 {#fun svg_surface_create  as svgSurfaceCreate { withCAString* `FilePath', `Double', `Double' } -> `Surface' mkSurface*#}
 
+#if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,16,0)
+{#fun svg_surface_set_document_unit as svgSurfaceSetDocumentUnit { withSurface* `Surface', cFromEnum `SvgUnit' } -> `()'#}
+{#fun svg_surface_get_document_unit as svgSurfaceGetDocumentUnit { withSurface* `Surface' } -> `SvgUnit' cToEnum#}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo/Types.chs b/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo/Types.chs
--- a/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo/Types.chs
+++ b/Graphics/Rendering/Cairo/Types.chs
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
   , Filter(..)
   , SurfaceType(..)
   , PatternType(..)
+#ifdef CAIRO_HAS_SVG_SURFACE
+#if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,16,0)
+  , SvgUnit(..)
+#endif
+#endif
 
   , cIntConv
   , cFloatConv
@@ -426,6 +431,13 @@
 
 -- | Specify how filtering is done.
 {#enum filter_t as Filter {underscoreToCase} deriving(Eq,Show)#}
+
+#ifdef CAIRO_HAS_SVG_SURFACE
+#if CAIRO_CHECK_VERSION(1,16,0)
+-- | Specify the unit used in SVG surfaces.
+{#enum svg_unit_t as SvgUnit {underscoreToCase} deriving(Eq, Show) #}
+#endif
+#endif
 
 -- Marshalling functions
 
diff --git a/cairo.cabal b/cairo.cabal
--- a/cairo.cabal
+++ b/cairo.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:  3.0
 Name:           cairo
-Version:        0.13.8.2
+Version:        0.13.10.0
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 License-file:   COPYRIGHT
 Copyright:      (c) 2001-2010 The Gtk2Hs Team, (c) Paolo Martini 2005, (c) Abraham Egnor 2003, 2004, (c) Aetion Technologies LLC 2004
@@ -52,15 +52,17 @@
   Description: Build the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) backend of Cairo.
 
 custom-setup
-  setup-depends: base >= 4.6,
-                 Cabal >= 2.0 && < 3.7,
+  setup-depends: base >= 4.6 && <5,
+                 Cabal >= 2.0 && < 3.11,
                  gtk2hs-buildtools >= 0.13.2.0 && < 0.14
 
 Library
         build-depends:  base >= 4.8 && < 5,
                         utf8-string >= 0.2 && < 1.1,
-                        text >= 1.0.0.0 && < 1.3,
-                        bytestring, mtl, array
+                        text >= 1.0.0.0 && < 2.1,
+                        array < 0.6,
+                        bytestring < 0.12,
+                        mtl < 2.4
         exposed-modules:  Graphics.Rendering.Cairo
                           Graphics.Rendering.Cairo.Matrix
                           Graphics.Rendering.Cairo.Types