diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+#### 0.19.2 (2014-07-29)
+
+* Remove the `Base.Ord` constraint from `Ord` so new Ord instances can be added. Note that you cannot use a custom implementation of the methods, JavaScript's native operators are used for comparisons.
+
 #### 0.19.1.2 (2014-04-29)
 
 * Allow `fay 0.20`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,5 +5,3 @@
 This package exports Prelude, FFI and other modules which you probably want to use with [Fay](http://www.fay-lang.org).
 
 Anything essential for using the compiler, or modules exported by GHC's base can go in this package.
-
-The major version number is coupled with Fay itself, so fay 0.18.* should be used with fay-base 0.18.*.
diff --git a/fay-base.cabal b/fay-base.cabal
--- a/fay-base.cabal
+++ b/fay-base.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                fay-base
-version:             0.19.1.2
+version:             0.19.2
 synopsis:            The base package for Fay.
 description:         The base package for Fay.
                      This package amongst others exports Prelude and FFI which you probably want to use with Fay.
diff --git a/src/Prelude.hs b/src/Prelude.hs
--- a/src/Prelude.hs
+++ b/src/Prelude.hs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
 data Ordering = GT | LT | EQ
 #endif
 
-class (Eq a,Base.Ord a) => Ord a where
+class (Eq a) => Ord a where
   (<)  :: a -> a -> Bool
   (<=) :: a -> a -> Bool
   (>)  :: a -> a -> Bool