diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.2.0.3 (8 October 2014)
+------------------------
+
+- Allow  `optparse-applicative-0.11`
+
 1.2.0.2 (7 September 2014)
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/diagrams-cairo.cabal b/diagrams-cairo.cabal
--- a/diagrams-cairo.cabal
+++ b/diagrams-cairo.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                diagrams-cairo
-Version:             1.2.0.2
+Version:             1.2.0.3
 Synopsis:            Cairo backend for diagrams drawing EDSL
 Description:         A full-featured backend for rendering
                      diagrams using the cairo rendering engine.
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
                        colour,
                        split >= 0.1.2 && < 0.3,
                        containers >= 0.3 && < 0.6,
-                       lens >= 3.8 && < 4.4,
+                       lens >= 3.8 && < 4.5,
                        data-default-class >= 0.0.1 && < 0.1,
                        statestack >= 0.2 && < 0.3,
                        JuicyPixels >= 3.1.3.2 && < 3.2,
                        vector >= 0.10.0 && < 0.11,
                        bytestring >= 0.9 && < 0.11,
-                       optparse-applicative >= 0.10 && < 0.11,
+                       optparse-applicative >= 0.10 && < 0.12,
                        transformers >= 0.3 && <0.5,
                        hashable >= 1.1 && < 1.3
   if impl(ghc < 7.6)
diff --git a/src/Diagrams/Backend/Cairo/Internal.hs b/src/Diagrams/Backend/Cairo/Internal.hs
--- a/src/Diagrams/Backend/Cairo/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Diagrams/Backend/Cairo/Internal.hs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 import           Data.Tree
 import           Data.Typeable
 import           GHC.Generics                    (Generic)
-import           System.IO.Unsafe
 
 -- | This data declaration is simply used as a token to distinguish
 --   the cairo backend: (1) when calling functions where the type
@@ -415,7 +414,6 @@
     save
     setTexture f
     layout <- liftC $ do
-        layout <- P.createLayout str
         cairoTransf tr
         P.createLayout str
     ref <- liftC. liftIO $ do