diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+* 0.4.1: 27 July 2018
+
+  - Upgrade to Cabal-2.2.x and hackage-db-2.x
+
 * 0.1.3.6: 2 May 2016
 
   - Allow Cabal-1.24
diff --git a/highlight-versions.cabal b/highlight-versions.cabal
--- a/highlight-versions.cabal
+++ b/highlight-versions.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                highlight-versions
-version:             0.1.3.6
+version:             0.1.4
 synopsis:            Highlight package versions which differ from the latest
                      version on Hackage
 description:         This package provides an executable which reads from
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 copyright:           Copyright 2012 Brent Yorgey
 category:            Distribution
 build-type:          Simple
-cabal-version:       >=1.10
+cabal-version:       1.18
 
 source-repository head
   type: darcs
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
   main-is:             Highlight.hs
   build-depends:       base >= 4 && < 5,
                        containers >= 0.4 && < 0.6,
-                       hackage-db >= 1.4 && < 2,
-                       Cabal >= 1.14 && < 1.25,
-                       ansi-terminal >= 0.5 && < 0.7
+
+                       hackage-db >= 2 && < 2.1,
+                       Cabal >= 2.2 && < 2.3,
+                       ansi-terminal >= 0.5 && < 0.9
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   default-language:    Haskell2010
+
diff --git a/src/Highlight.hs b/src/Highlight.hs
--- a/src/Highlight.hs
+++ b/src/Highlight.hs
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 module Main where
 
-import           Data.Char (isSpace)
-import qualified Data.Map as M
-import           Distribution.Hackage.DB
-import           Distribution.Text (simpleParse)
+import           Data.Char                    (isSpace)
+import qualified Data.Map                     as M
+import           Distribution.Hackage.DB      (HackageDB, hackageTarball,
+                                               readTarball)
+import           Distribution.Pretty          (prettyShow)
+import           Distribution.Text            (simpleParse)
+import           Distribution.Types.PackageId (pkgName, pkgVersion)
+import           Distribution.Types.Version   (Version)
 import           Prelude
-import qualified Prelude as P (map)
+import qualified Prelude                      as P (map)
 import           System.Console.ANSI
 
 main = do
-  db <- readHackage
-  input <- getContents
+  tarball <- hackageTarball
+  db      <- readTarball Nothing tarball
+  input   <- getContents
   let ls = lines input
   mapM_ (highlightOutdated db) ls
 
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@
 -- if the version differs (in red if the version is older than the
 -- latest on Hackage, or cyan if newer), also printing the version of
 -- the latest Hackage release in blue.
-highlightOutdated :: Hackage -> String -> IO ()
+highlightOutdated :: HackageDB -> String -> IO ()
 highlightOutdated db s = do
   let (sp,l)   = span isSpace s
       (p,rest) = break isSpace l
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@
     Nothing    -> putStrLn l
     Just pkgId ->
       -- look up this package name in the Hackage DB
-      case (M.lookup (getPkgName pkgId) db) of
+      case M.lookup (pkgName pkgId) db of
         Nothing -> putStrLn l
         Just versions -> do
           -- get the latest version and compare it to the stated version
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@
 doHighlight s latest color rest = do
   putStrColor color s
   putStr " ("
-  putStrColor Blue (showVersion latest)
+  putStrColor Blue (prettyShow latest)
   putStr ")"
   putStrLn rest
 
@@ -57,7 +62,3 @@
   setSGR [SetColor Foreground Vivid color]
   putStr s
   setSGR []
-
-
-getPkgName :: PackageIdentifier -> String
-getPkgName pkgId = case pkgName pkgId of PackageName name -> name