diff --git a/gio.cabal b/gio.cabal
--- a/gio.cabal
+++ b/gio.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           gio
-Version:        0.13.6.1
+Version:        0.13.8.0
 License:        LGPL-2.1
 License-file:   COPYING
 Copyright:      (c) 2001-2010 The Gtk2Hs Team
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         default-language:   Haskell98
         default-extensions: ForeignFunctionInterface
 
-        cpp-options:    -U__BLOCKS__ -Ubool -D__attribute__(A)=
+        cpp-options:    -U__BLOCKS__ -Ubool -DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
         if os(darwin) || os(freebsd)
           cpp-options: -D_Nullable= -D_Nonnull= -D_Noreturn=