diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.1.3
+
+* Derive Ord for DepRequirement.
+
 ## 0.1.2
 
 * Relax overly strict conduit-extra and text requirements.
diff --git a/Codec/RPM/Version.hs b/Codec/RPM/Version.hs
--- a/Codec/RPM/Version.hs
+++ b/Codec/RPM/Version.hs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 -- | Like 'Ordering', but with support for less-than-or-equal and greater-than-or-equal.
 data DepOrdering = LT | LTE | EQ | GTE | GT
- deriving(Eq, Show)
+ deriving(Eq, Ord, Show)
 
 -- | RPM supports the concept of dependencies between packages.  Collectively, these dependencies
 -- are commonly referred to as PRCO - Provides, Requires, Conflicts, and Obsoletes.  These
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@
 --
 -- It is not in the scope of this type to know what kind of relationship a 'DepRequirement'
 -- describes.
+--
+-- This type derives 'Ord' so that it can be easily be used with collection types, but the
+-- derived ordering will not make sense for the purpose of comparing requirements. Use
+-- 'satisfies' to determine if requirements match one another.
 data DepRequirement = DepRequirement T.Text (Maybe (DepOrdering, EVR))
- deriving (Eq, Show)
+ deriving (Eq, Ord, Show)
 
 -- | Compare two version numbers and return an 'Ordering'.
 vercmp :: T.Text -> T.Text -> Ordering
diff --git a/codec-rpm.cabal b/codec-rpm.cabal
--- a/codec-rpm.cabal
+++ b/codec-rpm.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               codec-rpm
-version:            0.1.2
+version:            0.1.3
 synopsis:           A library for manipulating RPM files
 description:        This module provides a library for reading RPM files and converting them
                     into useful data structures.  There is currently no way to operate in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 maintainer:         clumens@redhat.com
 license:            LGPL
 license-file:       LICENSE
-cabal-version:      >= 1.10
+cabal-version:      >= 1.18
 build-type:         Simple
 
 extra-source-files: ChangeLog.md,