diff --git a/cassandra-thrift.cabal b/cassandra-thrift.cabal
--- a/cassandra-thrift.cabal
+++ b/cassandra-thrift.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: cassandra-thrift 
-Version: 0.8.5
+Version: 0.8.5.1
 License: OtherLicense 
 License-File: LICENSE
 Cabal-version: >= 1.4
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Stability: alpha
 Synopsis: thrift bindings to the cassandra database 
 Description:
-  The Cassandra (v.0.8.5) database bindings, generated using the Thrift (v.0.6.0) compliler, Released under the Apache 2.0 license. 
+  The Cassandra (v.0.8.5) database bindings, generated using the Thrift (v.0.6.*) compliler, Released under the Apache 2.0 license. 
     
 Category: Database 
 Build-type: Simple
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 
     build-depends:   base >= 4.2.0.0 && < 4.9, 
                      containers,
-                     Thrift == 0.6.0,
+                     Thrift >= 0.6 && < 0.7,
                      bytestring