diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.5.8.1
+=======
+* GHC 8.8.1 compatibility
+
 0.5.8.0
 =======
 * Added ShortByteString instances
diff --git a/cereal.cabal b/cereal.cabal
--- a/cereal.cabal
+++ b/cereal.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                   cereal
-version:                0.5.8.0
+version:                0.5.8.1
 license:                BSD3
 license-file:           LICENSE
 author:                 Lennart Kolmodin <kolmodin@dtek.chalmers.se>,
diff --git a/src/Data/Serialize/Get.hs b/src/Data/Serialize/Get.hs
--- a/src/Data/Serialize/Get.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Serialize/Get.hs
@@ -226,8 +226,10 @@
     (>>) = (A.*>)
     {-# INLINE (>>) #-}
 
+#if !(MIN_VERSION_base(4,13,0))
     fail     = Fail.fail
     {-# INLINE fail #-}
+#endif
 
 instance Fail.MonadFail Get where
     fail     = failDesc