diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.1.0.1 (15 January 2014)
+-------------------------
+
+    - allow text-1.1
+
 1.1 (1 January 2014)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/diagrams-contrib.cabal b/diagrams-contrib.cabal
--- a/diagrams-contrib.cabal
+++ b/diagrams-contrib.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                diagrams-contrib
-version:             1.1
+version:             1.1.0.1
 synopsis:            Collection of user contributions to diagrams EDSL
 description:         A collection of user contributions for diagrams,
                      an embedded domain-specific language for generation
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                        MonadRandom >= 0.1.8 && < 0.2,
                        circle-packing >= 0.1 && < 0.2,
                        parsec >= 3.1 && < 3.2,
-                       text >= 0.11 && < 1.1,
+                       text >= 0.11 && < 1.2,
                        data-default-class < 0.1,
                        semigroups >= 0.3.4 && < 0.13
   hs-source-dirs:      src