diff --git a/conversion-bytestring.cabal b/conversion-bytestring.cabal
--- a/conversion-bytestring.cabal
+++ b/conversion-bytestring.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name:
   conversion-bytestring
 version:
-  1.0.0.0
+  1.0.0.1
 synopsis:
   "Conversion" instances for the "bytestring" library
 category:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     Conversion.ByteString
   build-depends:
     -- 
-    bytestring >= 0.10 && < 0.11,
+    bytestring >= 0.10.2 && < 0.11,
     -- 
     conversion == 1.*,
     --
diff --git a/library/Conversion/ByteString.hs b/library/Conversion/ByteString.hs
--- a/library/Conversion/ByteString.hs
+++ b/library/Conversion/ByteString.hs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import BasePrelude
 import Conversion
 import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as BSC
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BL
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Builder as BB
 
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@
 instance Conversion BS.ByteString [Word8] where
   {-# INLINE convert #-}
   convert = BS.unpack
+
+instance Conversion BS.ByteString [Char] where
+  {-# INLINE convert #-}
+  convert = BSC.unpack
 
 instance Conversion BS.ByteString BL.ByteString where
   {-# INLINE convert #-}