diff --git a/ProgOpts.hs b/ProgOpts.hs
--- a/ProgOpts.hs
+++ b/ProgOpts.hs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 import Data.Char
 import Data.List
 import Data.Monoid
-import Text.Read
 
 import Network.URI
 import Options.Applicative
+import Safe
 
 data ProgOpts = PasteOpts { optTitle     :: String
                           , optAuthor    :: String
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
               | ViewOpts  { optPasteID   :: Integer }
 
 optParser :: Parser ProgOpts
-optParser
-  = subparser $ mconcat [ command "paste" (info optPasteParser infoMod)
-                        , command "view"  (info optViewParser  infoMod)
-                        ]
+optParser = subparser $ mconcat
+    [ command "paste" (info optPasteParser (infoMod <> progDesc "paste something"))
+    , command "view"  (info optViewParser  (infoMod <> progDesc "view a paste"))
+    ]
 
 optViewParser :: Parser ProgOpts
 optViewParser = ViewOpts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     pasteIDHelp = "The URL or the ID number of the paste you want to view"
 
     parsePasteID :: String -> Maybe Integer
-    parsePasteID input = readMaybe input <|> parsePasteUri input
+    parsePasteID input = readMay input <|> parsePasteUri input
 
     parsePasteUri :: String -> Maybe Integer
     parsePasteUri input = do
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
         URIAuth { uriRegName = "hpaste.org" } <- uri_authority
 
-        paste_id <- readMaybe uri_path
+        paste_id <- readMay uri_path
         guard (paste_id > 0)
         return paste_id
       where
@@ -137,5 +137,6 @@
 parseOpts = customExecParser (prefs showHelpOnError)
           $ info (helper <*> optParser)
           $ mconcat [ infoMod
-                    , footer "Append --help after a command to see detailed usage information"
+                    , footer $ "Append --help after a command to see detailed "
+                            ++ "usage information"
                     ]
diff --git a/hpasteit.cabal b/hpasteit.cabal
--- a/hpasteit.cabal
+++ b/hpasteit.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hpasteit
-version:             0.2.1.0
+version:             0.2.2.0
 synopsis:            A command-line client for hpaste.org
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 description:
   HPasteIt is a command-line client for hpaste.org
   .
-  Run @hpasteit --help@ for usage information and @hpasteit COMMAND --help@ for detailed
-  usage information for a particular command.
+  Run @hpasteit --help@ for usage information and @hpasteit COMMAND --help@ for
+  detailed usage information about a particular command.
 
 source-repository head
   type: git
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   main-is:             HPasteIt.hs
   other-modules:       ProgOpts
 
-  build-depends:       base                 ==4.6.*
+  build-depends:       base                  <5.0
                      , bytestring           ==0.10.*
                      , lifted-base          ==0.2.*
                      , http-conduit         ==1.8.*
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
                      , process              ==1.1.*
                      , network              ==2.4.*
                      , directory            ==1.2.*
+                     , safe                 ==0.3.*
 
   ghc-options:         -Wall