diff --git a/crypto-conduit.cabal b/crypto-conduit.cabal
--- a/crypto-conduit.cabal
+++ b/crypto-conduit.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Cabal-version:       >= 1.8
 Name:                crypto-conduit
-Version:             0.4.0.1
+Version:             0.4.1
 Synopsis:            Conduit interface for cryptographic operations (from crypto-api).
 Homepage:            https://github.com/meteficha/crypto-conduit
 License:             BSD3
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     cryptocipher == 0.3.*,
     cryptohash   == 0.7.*,
     skein        == 0.1.*,
-    hspec        == 0.9.*,
+    hspec        >= 1.3,
 
     -- finally, our own package
     crypto-conduit
diff --git a/tests/runtests.hs b/tests/runtests.hs
--- a/tests/runtests.hs
+++ b/tests/runtests.hs
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@
 import qualified Crypto.Skein as Skein
 
 -- from hspec
-import Test.Hspec.Monadic
+import Test.Hspec
 import Test.Hspec.QuickCheck
-import Test.Hspec.HUnit ()
 
 -- from this package
 import Crypto.Conduit
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@
 
 
 main :: IO ()
-main = hspecX $ do
+main = hspec $ do
   describe "cryptohash's MD2"        $ testHash (undefined :: MD2)
   describe "cryptohash's MD4"        $ testHash (undefined :: MD4)
   describe "cryptohash's MD5"        $ testHash (undefined :: MD5)
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-testHash :: C.Hash ctx d => d -> Specs
+testHash :: C.Hash ctx d => d -> Spec
 testHash d = do
   prop "works with sinkHash" $
     \str -> prop_sinkHash d (L.pack str)
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-testBlockCipher :: C.BlockCipher k => k -> Specs
+testBlockCipher :: C.BlockCipher k => k -> Spec
 testBlockCipher undefinedKey = do
   let Just k =
           let len = (C.keyLength .::. k) `div` 8