diff --git a/Specs.hs b/Specs.hs
--- a/Specs.hs
+++ b/Specs.hs
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 main = do
   ar <- getArgs
   ss <- case ar of
-    ["README"] -> withFile "README" WriteMode (\ h -> hPutStrLn h preable >> hHspec h specs)
+    ["README"] -> withFile "README" WriteMode (\ h -> hPutStrLn h preamble >> hHspec h specs)
     [filename] -> withFile filename WriteMode (\ h -> hHspec h specs)
     _          -> hspec specs
   exitWith $ toExitCode (failedCount ss == 0)
 
-preable :: String
-preable = unlines [
+preamble :: String
+preamble = unlines [
     "hspec aims to be a simple, extendable, and useful tool for Behavior Driven Development in Haskell.", "",
     "",
     "Step 1, write descriptions and examples of your desired behavior",
diff --git a/Test/Hspec/Monadic.hs b/Test/Hspec/Monadic.hs
--- a/Test/Hspec/Monadic.hs
+++ b/Test/Hspec/Monadic.hs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 ) where
 
 import System.IO
-import Test.Hspec.Core hiding (describe,it)
+import Test.Hspec.Core hiding (describe,descriptions,it)
 import qualified Test.Hspec.Core as Core
 import qualified Test.Hspec.Runner as Runner
 
@@ -106,10 +106,15 @@
 hHspec h = Runner.hHspec h . runSpecM
 
 runSpecM :: Specs -> IO [IO Spec]
-runSpecM specs = descriptions $ execWriter specs
+runSpecM specs = Core.descriptions $ execWriter specs
 
 describe :: String -> Writer [ItSpec] () -> Specs
 describe label action = tell [Core.describe label (execWriter action)]
+
+-- | Combine a list of descriptions. (Note that descriptions can also
+-- be combined with monadic sequencing.)
+descriptions :: [Specs] -> Specs
+descriptions = sequence_
 
 it :: SpecVerifier v => String -> v -> Writer [ItSpec] ()
 it label action = tell [Core.it label action]
diff --git a/hspec.cabal b/hspec.cabal
--- a/hspec.cabal
+++ b/hspec.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           hspec
-version:        0.5.0
+version:        0.6.0
 cabal-version:  -any
 build-type:     Custom
 license:        BSD3
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 build-depends: HUnit >=1 && <=2,
                QuickCheck >=2.4.0.1 && <=2.5,
                base >=4 && <=5,
-               silently == 1.1.1,
+               silently >= 1.1.1 && < 2,
                ansi-terminal == 0.5.5,
                transformers >= 0.2.0 && < 0.3.0