diff --git a/esqueleto.cabal b/esqueleto.cabal
--- a/esqueleto.cabal
+++ b/esqueleto.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                esqueleto
-version:             2.0.3
+version:             2.1.0
 synopsis:            Type-safe EDSL for SQL queries on persistent backends.
 homepage:            https://github.com/prowdsponsor/esqueleto
 license:             BSD3
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   build-depends:
       base                 >= 4.5    && < 4.8
     , text                 >= 0.11   && < 1.2
-    , persistent           >= 2.0.8  && < 2.1
+    , persistent           >= 2.1    && < 2.2
     , transformers         >= 0.2
     , unordered-containers >= 0.2
     , tagged               >= 0.2
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
     , HUnit
     , QuickCheck
     , hspec               >= 1.8
-    , persistent-sqlite   >= 2.0 && < 2.1
-    , persistent-template >= 2.0.3.2 && < 2.1
+    , persistent-sqlite   >= 2.1 && < 2.2
+    , persistent-template >= 2.1 && < 2.2
     , monad-control
     , monad-logger        >= 0.3