diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.2.1.6 (15 January 2014)
+-------------------------
+
+    - allow text-1.1
+
 0.2.1.5 (31 December 2013)
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/diagrams-haddock.cabal b/diagrams-haddock.cabal
--- a/diagrams-haddock.cabal
+++ b/diagrams-haddock.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                diagrams-haddock
-version:             0.2.1.5
+version:             0.2.1.6
 synopsis:            Preprocessor for embedding diagrams in Haddock documentation
 description:         diagrams-haddock is a tool for compiling embedded inline
                      diagrams code in Haddock documentation, for an
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
                        cpphs >= 1.15,
                        cautious-file >= 1.0 && < 1.1,
                        uniplate >= 1.6 && < 1.7,
-                       text >= 0.11 && < 1.1,
+                       text >= 0.11 && < 1.2,
                        base64-bytestring >= 1 && < 1.1,
                        ansi-terminal >= 0.5 && < 0.7
   hs-source-dirs:      src