diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# hpqtypes-1.9.0.0 (2020-04-02)
+* Support GHC 8.8 and 8.10.
+
 # hpqtypes-1.8.0.1 (2020-02-06)
 * Make poolSource work properly with shortcircuiting monad transformers.
 
diff --git a/hpqtypes.cabal b/hpqtypes.cabal
--- a/hpqtypes.cabal
+++ b/hpqtypes.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hpqtypes
-version:             1.8.0.1
+version:             1.9.0.0
 synopsis:            Haskell bindings to libpqtypes
 
 description:         Efficient and easy-to-use bindings to (slightly modified)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 category:            Database
 build-type:          Custom
 cabal-version:       1.24
-tested-with:         GHC ==8.0.2 || ==8.2.2 || ==8.4.4 || ==8.6.5 || ==8.8.1
+tested-with:         GHC ==8.0.2 || ==8.2.2 || ==8.4.4 || ==8.6.5 || ==8.8.1 || ==8.10.1
 
 
 extra-source-files: README.md
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
                   , libpqtypes/src/libpqtypes.h
 
 custom-setup
-  setup-depends: base  >= 4.9  && < 4.14,
-                 Cabal >= 1.24 && < 3.1,
+  setup-depends: base  >= 4.9  && < 4.15,
+                 Cabal >= 1.24 && < 3.3,
                  directory,
                  filepath
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                      , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.C.Interface
                      , Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.C.Get
 
-  build-depends:       base              >= 4.9     && < 4.14
+  build-depends:       base              >= 4.9     && < 4.15
                      , text              >= 0.11    && < 1.3
                      , aeson             >= 1.0     && < 1.5
                      , async             >= 2.1.1.1 && < 2.3
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
                      Test.QuickCheck.Compat
                      Test.QuickCheck.Arbitrary.Instances
   build-depends:       hpqtypes
-                     , base >= 4.9 && < 4.14
+                     , base >= 4.9 && < 4.15
                      , HUnit >= 1.2
                      , QuickCheck >= 2.5
                      , aeson >= 0.6.2.0
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Monad.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Monad.hs
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Monad.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/PQTypes/Internal/Monad.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Control
 import Control.Monad.Writer.Class
 import qualified Control.Monad.Trans.State.Strict as S
+import qualified Control.Monad.Fail as MF
 
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Class
 import Database.PostgreSQL.PQTypes.Internal.Connection
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 -- | Monad transformer for adding database
 -- interaction capabilities to the underlying monad.
 newtype DBT_ m n a = DBT { unDBT :: InnerDBT m n a }
-  deriving (Alternative, Applicative, Functor, Monad, MonadBase b, MonadCatch, MonadIO, MonadMask, MonadPlus, MonadThrow, MonadTrans)
+  deriving (Alternative, Applicative, Functor, Monad, MF.MonadFail, MonadBase b, MonadCatch, MonadIO, MonadMask, MonadPlus, MonadThrow, MonadTrans)
 
 type DBT m = DBT_ m m