diff --git a/hakyll.cabal b/hakyll.cabal
--- a/hakyll.cabal
+++ b/hakyll.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           hakyll
-Version:        1.0
+Version:        1.0.1
 
 Synopsis:       A simple static site generator library.
 Description:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
                    mtl >= 1.1,
                    old-locale >= 1,
                    time >= 1,
-                   parallel >= 1
+                   parallel >= 2
   exposed-modules: Text.Hakyll
                    Text.Hakyll.Render
                    Text.Hakyll.Renderable
diff --git a/src/Text/Hakyll/Page.hs b/src/Text/Hakyll/Page.hs
--- a/src/Text/Hakyll/Page.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Hakyll/Page.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import qualified Data.List as L
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 
-import Control.Parallel.Strategies (rnf, ($|))
+import Control.Parallel.Strategies (rdeepseq, ($|))
 
 import System.FilePath (FilePath, takeExtension)
 import System.IO
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
             , ("path", pagePath)
             ] ++ metaData
 
-    seq (($|) id rnf rendered) $ hClose handle
+    seq (($|) id rdeepseq rendered) $ hClose handle
 
     -- Cache if needed
     if getFromCache then return () else cachePage page
diff --git a/src/Text/Hakyll/Render/Internal.hs b/src/Text/Hakyll/Render/Internal.hs
--- a/src/Text/Hakyll/Render/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Hakyll/Render/Internal.hs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import Data.List (isPrefixOf, foldl')
 import Data.Char (isAlpha)
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
-import Control.Parallel.Strategies (rnf, ($|))
+import Control.Parallel.Strategies (rdeepseq, ($|))
 import Text.Hakyll.Renderable
 import Text.Hakyll.Page
 import Text.Hakyll.File
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     let contextIgnoringRoot = M.insert "root" "$root" (manipulation context)
         body = regularSubstitute template contextIgnoringRoot
     -- Force the body to be rendered.
-    in ($|) id rnf (M.insert "body" body context)
+    in ($|) id rdeepseq (M.insert "body" body context)
 
 -- | A pure renderAndConcat function.
 pureRenderAndConcatWith :: ContextManipulation