diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Revision history for gargoyle-postgresql-connect
 
+## 0.1.0.2
+
+* Require resource-pool 0.4.*
+
 ## 0.1.0.1
 
 * Add support for ghc 9.0.2
diff --git a/gargoyle-postgresql-connect.cabal b/gargoyle-postgresql-connect.cabal
--- a/gargoyle-postgresql-connect.cabal
+++ b/gargoyle-postgresql-connect.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               gargoyle-postgresql-connect
-version:            0.1.0.1
+version:            0.1.0.2
 author:             Obsidian Systems LLC
 maintainer:         maintainer@obsidian.systems
 copyright:          Copyright (C) 2019 Obsidian Systems LLC
@@ -11,21 +11,21 @@
 extra-source-files: ChangeLog.md
 category:           System
 description:        A convenience utility for connecting to a postgresql instance managed by gargoyle.
-tested-with:        GHC ==8.6.5 || ==8.8.4 || ==8.10.7 || ==9.0.2
+tested-with:        GHC ==8.6.5 || ==8.8.4 || ==8.10.7 || ==9.0.2 || ==9.8.2
 
 library
   exposed-modules:  Gargoyle.PostgreSQL.Connect
   ghc-options:      -Wall
   ghc-prof-options: -fprof-auto-exported
   build-depends:
-      base                     >=4.12  && <4.17
-    , bytestring               >=0.10  && <0.12
+      base                     >=4.12  && <4.20
+    , bytestring               >=0.10  && <0.13
     , directory                >=1.3   && <1.4
     , gargoyle                 >=0.1.1.0 && < 0.2
     , gargoyle-postgresql      >=0.2.0.1 && < 0.3
     , gargoyle-postgresql-nix  >=0.3.0.0 && < 0.4
-    , postgresql-simple        >=0.5   && <0.7
-    , resource-pool            >=0.2.3
+    , postgresql-simple        >=0.5   && <0.8
+    , resource-pool            >=0.4 && <0.5
 
   hs-source-dirs:   src
   default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Gargoyle/PostgreSQL/Connect.hs b/src/Gargoyle/PostgreSQL/Connect.hs
--- a/src/Gargoyle/PostgreSQL/Connect.hs
+++ b/src/Gargoyle/PostgreSQL/Connect.hs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
 module Gargoyle.PostgreSQL.Connect (withDb, withDb', openDb) where
 
 import Control.Monad ((>=>))
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as C8
-import Data.Pool (Pool, createPool)
+import Data.Pool (Pool, defaultPoolConfig, newPool, setNumStripes)
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple (Connection, close, connectPostgreSQL)
 import Gargoyle (withGargoyle)
 import Gargoyle.PostgreSQL.Nix (postgresNix)
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 
 -- | Convert a connection string into a connection 'Pool'.
 openDb :: ByteString -> IO (Pool Connection)
-openDb dbUri = createPool (connectPostgreSQL dbUri) close 1 5 20
+openDb dbUri = newPool $ setNumStripes (Just 1) $ defaultPoolConfig (connectPostgreSQL dbUri) close (realToFrac @Int 5) 20
 
 -- | Connects to a database using information at the given filepath.
 -- The given filepath can be either a folder (for a local db)