diff --git a/dbm.cabal b/dbm.cabal
--- a/dbm.cabal
+++ b/dbm.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                dbm
-version:             0.2.1
+version:             0.2.2
 synopsis:            A *simple* database migration tool.
 homepage:            https://github.com/relrod/dbm
 license:             BSD3
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   -- other-extensions:
   build-depends:       base >= 4 && < 5
                      , direct-sqlite >= 2.3 && < 2.4
-                     , directory
+                     , directory >= 1.2.5.0
                      , ini
                      , optparse-applicative >= 0.12 && < 0.14
                      , sqlite-simple
