diff --git a/hslogger.cabal b/hslogger.cabal
--- a/hslogger.cabal
+++ b/hslogger.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: hslogger
-Version: 1.2.8
+Version: 1.2.9
 License: BSD3
 Maintainer: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>
 Author: John Goerzen
diff --git a/src/System/Log.hs b/src/System/Log.hs
--- a/src/System/Log.hs
+++ b/src/System/Log.hs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
           | CRITICAL                -- ^ Severe situations
           | ALERT                   -- ^ Take immediate action
           | EMERGENCY               -- ^ System is unusable
-                    deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Read)
+                    deriving (Eq, Ord, Enum, Bounded, Show, Read)
 
 {- | Internal type of log records -}