diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.4.0.3 (10 September 2013)
+---------------------------
+
+    - allow diagrams-svg-0.8
+
 0.4.0.2 (31 August 2013)
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/diagrams-builder.cabal b/diagrams-builder.cabal
--- a/diagrams-builder.cabal
+++ b/diagrams-builder.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                diagrams-builder
-version:             0.4.0.2
+version:             0.4.0.3
 synopsis:            hint-based build service for the diagrams graphics EDSL.
 
 description:         @diagrams-builder@ provides backend-agnostic tools for
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
                        directory,
                        diagrams-builder,
                        diagrams-lib >= 0.6 && < 0.8,
-                       diagrams-svg >= 0.6 && < 0.8,
+                       diagrams-svg >= 0.6 && < 0.9,
                        blaze-svg >= 0.3.3 && < 0.4,
                        bytestring >= 0.9.2 && < 0.11,
                        cmdargs >= 0.6 && < 0.11