diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.3.0.9 (20 April 2016)
+-----------------------
+
+- allow `data-default-0.6`
+
 1.3.0.8 (10 November 2015)
 --------------------------
 
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:             1.3.0.8
+version:             1.3.0.9
 synopsis:            Collection of user contributions to diagrams EDSL
 description:         A collection of user contributions for diagrams,
                      an embedded domain-specific language for generation
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                        lens >= 4.0 && < 4.14,
                        linear >= 1.11.3 && < 1.21,
                        force-layout >= 0.4 && < 0.5,
-                       data-default >= 0.5.2 && < 0.6,
+                       data-default >= 0.5.2 && < 0.7,
                        MonadRandom >= 0.1.8 && < 0.5,
                        random >= 1.0 && < 1.2,
                        circle-packing >= 0.1 && < 0.2,