diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 0.2.2.1: November 13, 2010
+
+  * update cairo dependency; compiles fine with cairo 0.12
+
 Version 0.2.2: November 2, 2010
 
   * update mtl dependency to 2.0.  Note that due to the changed
diff --git a/diagrams.cabal b/diagrams.cabal
--- a/diagrams.cabal
+++ b/diagrams.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                diagrams
-Version:             0.2.2
+Version:             0.2.2.1
 Stability:           experimental
 Description:         An embedded domain-specific language (EDSL) for 
                      creating simple diagrams, built on top of the Cairo
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     ghc-options: -Werror
   Build-Depends:     base >= 2 && < 5, mtl >= 2.0 && < 2.1,
                      containers >= 0.2 && < 0.4,
-                     cairo >= 0.9 && < 0.12, colour >= 2.2.1 && < 2.4
+                     cairo >= 0.9 && < 0.13, colour >= 2.2.1 && < 2.4
   Exposed-Modules:   Graphics.Rendering.Diagrams,
                      Graphics.Rendering.Diagrams.Types,
                      Graphics.Rendering.Diagrams.Paths,