diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## [1.0.1.0] - July 16, 2024
+
+* Add `DecodeValue` instance for `ByteString` and `LazyByteString`
+
 ## [1.0.0.0] - July 10, 2024
 
 * Add IP address type encoders and decoders
diff --git a/hasql-interpolate.cabal b/hasql-interpolate.cabal
--- a/hasql-interpolate.cabal
+++ b/hasql-interpolate.cabal
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 cabal-version:      2.4
 name:               hasql-interpolate
-version:            1.0.0.0
+version:            1.0.1.0
 
-author: Travis Staton <hello@travisstaton.com>
+author: Travis Staton, Mitchell Dalvi Rosen
 category: Hasql, Database, PostgreSQL
 copyright: Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Travis Staton, Mitchell Dalvi Rosen
 extra-source-files: CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     build-depends:    aeson ^>= 1.5 || ^>= 2.0 || ^>= 2.1 || ^>= 2.2,
                       array ^>= 0.5,
                       base ^>= 4.14 || ^>= 4.15 || ^>= 4.16 || ^>= 4.17 || ^>= 4.18 || ^>= 4.19 || ^>= 4.20,
-                      bytestring ^>= 0.10 || ^>= 0.11 || ^>= 0.12,
+                      bytestring ^>= 0.11.2.0 || ^>= 0.12,
                       containers ^>= 0.5 || ^>= 0.6 || ^>= 0.7,
                       haskell-src-meta ^>= 0.8,
                       hasql ^>= 1.8,
diff --git a/lib/Hasql/Interpolate/Internal/Decoder.hs b/lib/Hasql/Interpolate/Internal/Decoder.hs
--- a/lib/Hasql/Interpolate/Internal/Decoder.hs
+++ b/lib/Hasql/Interpolate/Internal/Decoder.hs
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
   )
 where
 
+import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
+import Data.ByteString.Lazy (LazyByteString)
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LazyByteString
 import Data.IP (IPRange)
-import Data.Int
+import Data.Int (Int16, Int32, Int64)
 import Data.Scientific (Scientific)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Time (Day, DiffTime, LocalTime, UTCTime)
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@
 import Data.Vector (Vector)
 import GHC.Generics
 import Hasql.Decoders
-import Hasql.Interpolate.Internal.Decoder.TH
+import Hasql.Interpolate.Internal.Decoder.TH (genDecodeRowInstance)
 
 -- | This type class determines which decoder we will apply to a query
 -- field by the type of the result.
@@ -168,6 +171,14 @@
 -- | Parse a postgres @inet@ using 'inet'
 instance DecodeValue IPRange where
   decodeValue = inet
+
+-- | Parse a postgres @bytea@ using 'bytea'
+instance DecodeValue ByteString where
+  decodeValue = bytea
+
+-- | Parse a postgres @bytea@ using 'bytea'
+instance DecodeValue LazyByteString where
+  decodeValue = LazyByteString.fromStrict <$> bytea
 
 -- | Overlappable instance for parsing non-nullable values
 instance {-# OVERLAPPABLE #-} (DecodeValue a) => DecodeField a where