diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.2.2.9 (2 June 2014)
+---------------------
+
+  - allow `lens-4.2` in the test suite as well
+
 0.2.2.8 (28 May 2014)
 ---------------------
 
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:             0.2.2.8
+version:             0.2.2.9
 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
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                        tasty-quickcheck >= 0.8 && < 0.9,
                        parsec >= 3,
                        haskell-src-exts >= 1.14 && < 1.16,
-                       lens >= 3.8 && < 4.2,
+                       lens >= 3.8 && < 4.3,
                        diagrams-haddock
   hs-source-dirs:      test
   default-language:    Haskell2010