diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## Changes in 2.6.1
+   - Add `Test.Hspec.Runner.runSpec` (see #216)
+
 ## Changes in 2.6.0
    - Allow to focus individual spec items (see #319)
    - Do not calculate diff on `--no-diff` (see #332)
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2011-2018 Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
+Copyright (c) 2011-2019 Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
 Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Trystan Spangler <trystan.s@comcast.net>
 Copyright (c) 2011-2011 Greg Weber <greg@gregweber.info>
 
diff --git a/hspec.cabal b/hspec.cabal
--- a/hspec.cabal
+++ b/hspec.cabal
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: f6583555d5f4a1fddb54a7003125379b4bc4dc0603254ef4afbcacfc19ffa3ae
+-- hash: 53d6c7be6632aa34a6dff8246ccfa785b73cf0d1222a875e7fbb432d58a47ac7
 
 name:             hspec
-version:          2.6.0
+version:          2.6.1
 license:          MIT
 license-file:     LICENSE
-copyright:        (c) 2011-2018 Simon Hengel,
+copyright:        (c) 2011-2019 Simon Hengel,
                   (c) 2011-2012 Trystan Spangler,
                   (c) 2011 Greg Weber
 maintainer:       Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
   hs-source-dirs:
       src
   build-depends:
-      QuickCheck >=2.10
+      QuickCheck >=2.12
     , base ==4.*
-    , hspec-core ==2.6.0
-    , hspec-discover ==2.6.0
+    , hspec-core ==2.6.1
+    , hspec-discover ==2.6.1
     , hspec-expectations ==0.8.2.*
   exposed-modules:
       Test.Hspec