diff --git a/hprotoc.cabal b/hprotoc.cabal
--- a/hprotoc.cabal
+++ b/hprotoc.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           hprotoc
-version:        1.7.0
+version:        1.7.1
 cabal-version:  >= 1.6
 build-type:     Simple
 license:        BSD3
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
   build-depends:   binary, utf8-string
   build-depends:   parsec < 3, haskell-src-exts >= 1.7.0,
                    containers,bytestring,array,
-                   filepath >= 1.1.0.0 && <= 1.1.0.2,
-                   directory >= 1.0.0.1 && <= 1.0.0.3,
+                   filepath >= 1.1.0.0,
+                   directory >= 1.0.0.1,
                    mtl,QuickCheck
 
   if flag(small_base)