diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.5.1 (2026-10-06)
+- only add github remote if github.user defined
+- cabal check: --ignore=missing-upper-bounds
+- template: update tested-with
+
 ## 0.5 (2025-09-18)
 - support Cabal's XDG layout (#5, reported by Artem)
   ie check for ~/.config/cabal/config before ~/.cabal/config
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 `$ hkgr --version`
 
 ```
-0.4.8
+0.5.1
 ```
 `$ hkgr --help`
 
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@
 
 ## Requirements
 hkgr uses `cabal-install` >=2, `git`, and also `hlint` if available.
+
+For Fedora there is a copr repo: <https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/petersen/hkgr/>
 
 ## Contribute
 `hkgr` is licensed and distributed under the GPL version 3 or later.
diff --git a/data/template.cabal.tmpl b/data/template.cabal.tmpl
--- a/data/template.cabal.tmpl
+++ b/data/template.cabal.tmpl
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 build-type:          Simple
 --  extra-doc-files:     README.md
 --                       ChangeLog.md
--- tested-with:         GHC == 8.10.7
---                       || == 9.0.2
---                       || == 9.2.8
+-- tested-with:         GHC == 9.2.8
 --                       || == 9.4.8
---                       || == 9.6.5
---                       || == 9.8.2
+--                       || == 9.6.7
+--                       || == 9.8.4
+--                       || == 9.10.3
+--                       || == 9.12.4
 
 source-repository head
   type:                git
diff --git a/hkgr.cabal b/hkgr.cabal
--- a/hkgr.cabal
+++ b/hkgr.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       2.0
 name:                hkgr
-version:             0.5
+version:             0.5.1
 synopsis:            Simple Hackage release workflow for package maintainers
 description:
             Hkgr (Hackager) is a tool to help make new releases of
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 license-file:        LICENSE
 author:              Jens Petersen <juhpetersen@gmail.com>
 maintainer:          Jens Petersen <juhpetersen@gmail.com>
-copyright:           2019-2025  Jens Petersen
+copyright:           2019-2026  Jens Petersen
 category:            Util
 build-type:          Simple
 data-dir:            data
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     git_ "checkout" ["-q", tag]
     whenM (doesFileExist ".gitmodules") $
       git_ "submodule" ["update", "--init"]
-    cabal_ "check" []
+    cabal_ "check" ["--ignore=missing-upper-bounds"]
     unless noHlint $ do
       mhlint <- findExecutable "hlint"
       when (isJust mhlint) $ do
@@ -485,10 +485,11 @@
 
 githubCmd :: IO ()
 githubCmd = do
-  ghuser <- cmdOut $ git "config" ["--global", "github.user"]
+  mghuser <- cmdMaybe $ git "config" ["--global", "github.user"]
   pkgid <- getPackageId
   let name = unPackageName (pkgName pkgid)
-  git_ "remote" ["add", "origin", "git@github.com:" ++ ghuser </> name <.> "git"]
+  whenJust mghuser $ \ghuser ->
+    git_ "remote" ["add", "origin", "git@github.com:" ++ ghuser </> name <.> "git"]
   git_ "branch" ["-M", "main"]
 --  git_ "push" ["-u", "origin", "main"]