diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## [v0.7.2.1](https://github.com/diagrams/diagrams-builder/tree/v0.7.2.1) (2015-12-06)
+
+- allow `haskell-src-exts-1.17.*`
+
 ## [v0.7.2.0](https://github.com/diagrams/diagrams-builder/tree/v0.7.2.0) (2015-09-22)
 
 - allow `lens-4.13`
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:             0.7.2.0
+version:             0.7.2.1
 synopsis:            hint-based build service for the diagrams graphics EDSL.
 
 description:         @diagrams-builder@ provides backend-agnostic tools for
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                        filepath,
                        transformers >= 0.3 && < 0.5,
                        split >= 0.2 && < 0.3,
-                       haskell-src-exts >= 1.16 && < 1.17,
+                       haskell-src-exts >= 1.16 && < 1.18,
                        cmdargs >= 0.6 && < 0.11,
                        lens >= 4.0 && < 4.14,
                        hashable >= 1.1 && < 1.3,