diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [1.1.0](https://github.com/haskell-github-trust/effectful-config-file/compare/1.0.2...1.1.0) (2026-10-25)
+
+### Features
+
+* add `Text` base value support ([227a15e](https://github.com/haskell-github-trust/effectful-config-file/commit/227a15e25d2d7c5bb950472ac6f7aa7ce8ecaf29))
+
 ## [1.0.2](https://github.com/haskell-github-trust/effectful-config-file/compare/1.0.1...1.0.2) (2026-10-20)
 
 ## [1.0.1](https://github.com/haskell-github-trust/effectful-config-file/compare/1.0.0...1.0.1) (2026-10-18)
diff --git a/effectful-config-file.cabal b/effectful-config-file.cabal
--- a/effectful-config-file.cabal
+++ b/effectful-config-file.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           effectful-config-file
-version:        0.1.0.2
+version:        0.1.1.0
 synopsis:       Config-file effect for effectful
 description:    Config-file parser and utilities to use in conjunction with effectful
 category:       Configuration
diff --git a/src/Data/Config.hs b/src/Data/Config.hs
--- a/src/Data/Config.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Config.hs
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
 instance ConfigParse String where
   parse = T.unpack
 
+instance ConfigParse Text where
+  parse = id
+
 -- | Class to fetch values from different sources.
 class ConfigFetch a where
   fetch
@@ -121,6 +124,9 @@
 parseTextValue _ = fail "must be text value"
 
 instance {-# OVERLAPPING #-} FromValue (ConfigValue String) where
+  fromValue = parseTextValue
+
+instance {-# OVERLAPPING #-} FromValue (ConfigValue Text) where
   fromValue = parseTextValue
 
 instance (FromValue a, Typeable a) => FromValue (ConfigValue a) where
diff --git a/test/Effectful/ConfigSpec.hs b/test/Effectful/ConfigSpec.hs
--- a/test/Effectful/ConfigSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Effectful/ConfigSpec.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import Data.Bifunctor (Bifunctor (..), first)
 import Data.Config (ConfigValue (..), withSection)
 import Data.Error.Config (ConfigError (..))
+import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T (isInfixOf, pack, unlines, unpack)
 import Effectful (runEff)
 import Effectful.Config (getConfigValue, readConfig, readConfig')
@@ -83,6 +84,12 @@
 
 makeLenses ''FileConfig
 
+newtype TextConfig = TextConfig (ConfigValue Text)
+  deriving (Eq, Show)
+
+instance FromValue TextConfig where
+  fromValue = withSection "text" $ TextConfig <$> reqKey "v"
+
 instance Functor (Result e) where
   fmap _ (Failure e) = Failure e
   fmap f (Success e a) = Success e (f a)
@@ -113,6 +120,11 @@
 
     it "fetch" $ do
       result `shouldBe` Right (42, "test")
+
+  describe "Text config value" $ do
+    it "parses literal and env" $ do
+      readConfig "[text]\nv = \"test\"" `shouldBe` Right (TextConfig (Literal "test"))
+      readConfig "[text]\nv = \"env://X\"" `shouldBe` Right (TextConfig (Env "X"))
 
   describe "readConfig" $ do
     let result = TestConfig (Literal 42) (Literal "test")