diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-## next (0.19.0)
+## Changes in 0.19.1
+  - Add `IsList` instance for `Dependencies`
+
+## Changes in 0.19.0
   - Add Paths_* module to executables (see #195, for GHC 8.2.1 compatibility)
   - Allow specifying dependencies as a hash (see #198)
 
-## Change in 0.18.1
+## Changes in 0.18.1
   - Output generated cabal file to `stdout` when `-` is given as a command-line
     option (see #113)
   - Recognize `.chs`, `.y`, `.ly` and `.x` as Haskell modules when inferring
     modules for
 
-## Change in 0.18.0
+## Changes in 0.18.0
   - Make `executable` a shortcut of `executables: { package-name: ... }`
   - Add support for `ghcjs-options` and `js-sources` (see #161)
   - Allow `license-file` to be a list
diff --git a/hpack.cabal b/hpack.cabal
--- a/hpack.cabal
+++ b/hpack.cabal
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           hpack
-version:        0.19.0
+version:        0.19.1
 synopsis:       An alternative format for Haskell packages
 description:    See README at <https://github.com/sol/hpack#readme>
 category:       Development
diff --git a/src/Hpack/Dependency.hs b/src/Hpack/Dependency.hs
--- a/src/Hpack/Dependency.hs
+++ b/src/Hpack/Dependency.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
 module Hpack.Dependency (
   Dependencies(..)
 , DependencyVersion(..)
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 import qualified Data.Map.Lazy as Map
 import           Data.Aeson.Types
 import           Control.Applicative
+import           GHC.Exts
 
 githubBaseUrl :: String
 githubBaseUrl = "https://github.com/"
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@
 newtype Dependencies = Dependencies {
   unDependencies :: Map String DependencyVersion
 } deriving (Eq, Show, Monoid)
+
+instance IsList Dependencies where
+  type Item Dependencies = (String, DependencyVersion)
+  fromList = Dependencies . Map.fromList
+  toList = Map.toList . unDependencies
 
 data DependencyVersion =
     AnyVersion