diff --git a/esqueleto.cabal b/esqueleto.cabal
--- a/esqueleto.cabal
+++ b/esqueleto.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                esqueleto
-version:             1.3.4.4
+version:             1.3.4.5
 synopsis:            Bare bones, type-safe EDSL for SQL queries on persistent backends.
 homepage:            https://github.com/meteficha/esqueleto
 license:             BSD3
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     Database.Esqueleto.Internal.PersistentImport
   build-depends:
       base                 >= 4.5    && < 4.7
-    , text                 == 0.11.*
+    , text                 >= 0.11
     , persistent           >= 1.2    && < 1.4
     , transformers         >= 0.2
     , unordered-containers >= 0.2