diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@
 .. _PVP: https://pvp.haskell.org/
 
 
+1.1.0.1 (2018-02-26)
+--------------------
+
+* Git: :tag:`dejafu-1.1.0.1`
+* Hackage: :hackage:`dejafu-1.1.0.1`
+
+**Contributors:** :u:`qrilka` (:pull:`229`).
+
+Miscellaneous
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+* The upper bound on :hackage:`exceptions` is <0.10.
+
+
 1.1.0.0 (2018-02-22)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/Test/DejaFu/Conc.hs b/Test/DejaFu/Conc.hs
--- a/Test/DejaFu/Conc.hs
+++ b/Test/DejaFu/Conc.hs
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@
   mask                mb = toConc (AMasking MaskedInterruptible   (\f -> unC $ mb $ wrap f))
   uninterruptibleMask mb = toConc (AMasking MaskedUninterruptible (\f -> unC $ mb $ wrap f))
 
+#if MIN_VERSION_exceptions(0,9,0)
+  -- from https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/3315#issuecomment-368583481
+  generalBracket acquire release cleanup use = mask $ \unmasked -> do
+    resource <- acquire
+    result <- unmasked (use resource) `catch` (\e -> cleanup resource e >> throwM e)
+    _ <- release resource
+    pure result
+#endif
+
 instance Monad n => C.MonadConc (ConcT r n) where
   type MVar     (ConcT r n) = MVar r
   type CRef     (ConcT r n) = CRef r
diff --git a/dejafu.cabal b/dejafu.cabal
--- a/dejafu.cabal
+++ b/dejafu.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                dejafu
-version:             1.1.0.0
+version:             1.1.0.1
 synopsis:            A library for unit-testing concurrent programs.
 
 description:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 source-repository this
   type:     git
   location: https://github.com/barrucadu/dejafu.git
-  tag:      dejafu-1.1.0.0
+  tag:      dejafu-1.1.0.1
 
 library
   exposed-modules:     Test.DejaFu
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                      , concurrency       >=1.3 && <1.5
                      , containers        >=0.5 && <0.6
                      , deepseq           >=1.1 && <2
-                     , exceptions        >=0.7 && <0.9
+                     , exceptions        >=0.7 && <0.10
                      , leancheck         >=0.6 && <0.8
                      , profunctors       >=4.0 && <6.0
                      , random            >=1.0 && <1.2