diff --git a/clckwrks-plugin-bugs.cabal b/clckwrks-plugin-bugs.cabal
--- a/clckwrks-plugin-bugs.cabal
+++ b/clckwrks-plugin-bugs.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                clckwrks-plugin-bugs
-Version:             0.7.4
+Version:             0.7.5
 Synopsis:            bug tracking plugin for clckwrks
 Homepage:            http://clckwrks.com/
 License:             BSD3
@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@
     subdir:   clckwrks-plugin-bugs
     location: http://hub.darcs.net/stepcut/clckwrks
 
+flag network-uri
+    description: Get Network.URI from the network-uri package
+    default: True
+
 Library
   Build-tools:
     hsx2hs
 
+  if flag(network-uri)
+     build-depends:               network > 2.6      && < 2.7,
+                                  network-uri >= 2.6 && < 2.7
+  else
+     build-depends:               network < 2.6
+
   Exposed-modules:
     Clckwrks.Bugs
     Clckwrks.Bugs.Acid
@@ -56,7 +66,6 @@
     hsp                    >= 0.9 && < 0.11,
     ixset                  == 1.0.*,
     mtl                    >= 2.0 && < 2.3,
-    network                >= 2.3 && < 2.6,
     reform                 == 0.2.*,
     reform-happstack       == 0.2.*,
     reform-hsp             >= 0.2 && < 0.3,