diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.5.13.1
+
+* Add a workaround for a cabal bug [haskell-infra/hackage-trustees#165](https://github.com/haskell-infra/hackage-trustees/issues/165)
+
 ## 0.5.13
 
 * Adds `setRequestCheckStatus` and `throwErrorStatusCodes` functions.
diff --git a/Network/HTTP/Client/Cookies.hs b/Network/HTTP/Client/Cookies.hs
--- a/Network/HTTP/Client/Cookies.hs
+++ b/Network/HTTP/Client/Cookies.hs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 insertCookiesIntoRequest :: Req.Request                 -- ^ The request to insert into
                          -> CookieJar                   -- ^ Current cookie jar
                          -> UTCTime                     -- ^ Value that should be used as \"now\"
-                         -> (Req.Request, CookieJar)    -- ^ (Ouptut request, Updated cookie jar (last-access-time is updated))
+                         -> (Req.Request, CookieJar)    -- ^ (Output request, Updated cookie jar (last-access-time is updated))
 insertCookiesIntoRequest request cookie_jar now
   | BS.null cookie_string = (request, cookie_jar')
   | otherwise = (request {Req.requestHeaders = cookie_header : purgedHeaders}, cookie_jar')
diff --git a/Network/HTTP/Client/Types.hs b/Network/HTTP/Client/Types.hs
--- a/Network/HTTP/Client/Types.hs
+++ b/Network/HTTP/Client/Types.hs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       -- ^ Send data to server
     , connectionClose :: IO ()
       -- ^ Close connection. Any successive operation on the connection
-      -- (exept closing) should fail with `ConnectionClosed` exception.
+      -- (except closing) should fail with `ConnectionClosed` exception.
       -- It is allowed to close connection multiple times.
     }
     deriving T.Typeable
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
                    --
                    -- @since 0.5.0
                    | ConnectionFailure SomeException
-                   -- ^ An exception occured when trying to connect to the
+                   -- ^ An exception occurred when trying to connect to the
                    -- server.
                    --
                    -- @since 0.5.0
diff --git a/http-client.cabal b/http-client.cabal
--- a/http-client.cabal
+++ b/http-client.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                http-client
-version:             0.5.13
+version:             0.5.13.1
 synopsis:            An HTTP client engine
 description:         Hackage documentation generation is not reliable. For up to date documentation, please see: <http://www.stackage.org/package/http-client>.
 homepage:            https://github.com/snoyberg/http-client
@@ -68,7 +68,12 @@
 
   -- See build failure at https://travis-ci.org/snoyberg/http-client/jobs/359573631
   if impl(ghc < 7.10)
-    buildable: False
+    -- Disable building with GHC before 8.0.2.
+    -- Due to a cabal bug, do not use buildable: False,
+    -- but instead give it an impossible constraint.
+    -- See: https://github.com/haskell-infra/hackage-trustees/issues/165
+    build-depends: unsupported-ghc-version > 1 && < 1
+
 
   if os(mingw32)
     build-depends: Win32, safe