diff --git a/hasql-optparse-applicative.cabal b/hasql-optparse-applicative.cabal
--- a/hasql-optparse-applicative.cabal
+++ b/hasql-optparse-applicative.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 3.0
 name: hasql-optparse-applicative
-version: 0.8.0.1
+version: 0.9
 synopsis: "optparse-applicative" parsers for "hasql"
 category: Hasql, Database, PostgreSQL, Options
 homepage:
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
     attoparsec-time >=1.0.3 && <1.1,
     base >=4.11 && <5,
     bytestring >=0.10 && <1,
-    hasql >=1.6 && <2,
-    hasql-pool >=1.0.1 && <1.3,
+    hasql >=1.9 && <1.10,
+    hasql-pool >=1.3 && <1.4,
     optparse-applicative >=0.18 && <1,
+    text >=1.2 && <3,
     time >=1.10 && <2,
diff --git a/library/Hasql/OptparseApplicative.hs b/library/Hasql/OptparseApplicative.hs
--- a/library/Hasql/OptparseApplicative.hs
+++ b/library/Hasql/OptparseApplicative.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 import qualified Attoparsec.Time.Text as AttoparsecTime
 import qualified Data.Attoparsec.Text as Attoparsec
-import qualified Hasql.Connection as Connection
+import Data.Text (Text)
+import qualified Hasql.Connection.Setting as Connection.Setting
+import qualified Hasql.Connection.Setting.Connection as Connection.Setting.Connection
+import qualified Hasql.Connection.Setting.Connection.Param as Connection.Setting.Connection.Param
 import Hasql.OptparseApplicative.Prelude
 import qualified Hasql.Pool.Config as Pool.Config
 import qualified Hasql.Pool.Config.Defaults as Pool.Config.Defaults
@@ -95,16 +98,22 @@
   -- You can use this function to prefix the name or you can just specify 'id',
   -- if you don't want it changed.
   (String -> String) ->
-  Parser Connection.Settings
+  Parser [Connection.Setting.Setting]
 connectionSettings modifyName =
-  Connection.settings
-    <$> host modifyName
-    <*> port modifyName
-    <*> user modifyName
-    <*> password modifyName
-    <*> database modifyName
+  sequenceA
+    [ Connection.Setting.connection
+        . Connection.Setting.Connection.params
+        <$> sequenceA
+          [ Connection.Setting.Connection.Param.host <$> host modifyName,
+            Connection.Setting.Connection.Param.port <$> port modifyName,
+            Connection.Setting.Connection.Param.user <$> user modifyName,
+            Connection.Setting.Connection.Param.password <$> password modifyName,
+            Connection.Setting.Connection.Param.dbname <$> database modifyName
+          ],
+      Connection.Setting.usePreparedStatements <$> usePreparedStatements modifyName
+    ]
 
-host :: (String -> String) -> Parser ByteString
+host :: (String -> String) -> Parser Text
 host modifyName =
   fmap fromString
     $ strOption
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@
         help "Server port"
       ]
 
-user :: (String -> String) -> Parser ByteString
+user :: (String -> String) -> Parser Text
 user modifyName =
   fmap fromString
     $ strOption
@@ -136,7 +145,7 @@
         help "Username"
       ]
 
-password :: (String -> String) -> Parser ByteString
+password :: (String -> String) -> Parser Text
 password modifyName =
   fmap fromString
     $ strOption
@@ -147,13 +156,23 @@
         help "Password"
       ]
 
-database :: (String -> String) -> Parser ByteString
+database :: (String -> String) -> Parser Text
 database modifyName =
   fmap fromString
     $ strOption
     $ mconcat
       [ long (modifyName "database"),
         help "Database name"
+      ]
+
+usePreparedStatements :: (String -> String) -> Parser Bool
+usePreparedStatements modifyName =
+  fmap not
+    $ switch
+    $ mconcat
+      [ long (modifyName "no-prepared-statements"),
+        help "Avoid using prepared statements",
+        showDefault
       ]
 
 -- * Helpers