diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Changes in 0.5.3
+* Fix setup configure script
+
 Changes in 0.5.2
 * Replace deprecated 'rawSystemProgramStdout' call with 'getProgramOutput'
 * Update to Cabal >= 1.23
diff --git a/gsl-random.cabal b/gsl-random.cabal
--- a/gsl-random.cabal
+++ b/gsl-random.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            gsl-random
-version:         0.5.2
+version:         0.5.3
 homepage:        http://github.com/patperry/hs-gsl-random
 synopsis:        Bindings the the GSL random number generation facilities.
 description:
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 custom-setup
     setup-depends:      Cabal >= 1.23
+                      , base  >= 4 && < 5
 
 library
     hs-source-dirs:     lib