diff --git a/hxt.cabal b/hxt.cabal
--- a/hxt.cabal
+++ b/hxt.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- arch-tag: Haskell XML Toolbox main description file
 Name:           hxt
-Version:        9.3.1.5
+Version:        9.3.1.6
 Synopsis:       A collection of tools for processing XML with Haskell.
 Description:    The Haskell XML Toolbox bases on the ideas of HaXml and HXML,
                 but introduces a more general approach for processing XML with Haskell.
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
                 hxt-unicode contains encoding and decoding functions,
                 hxt-charproperties char properties for unicode and XML.
                 .
-                Changes from 9.3.1.4: dependency from networt changed to network-uri
+                Changes from 9.3.1.4: conditionally (no default)
+                dependency from networt changed to network-uri with flag "network-uri"
                 .
                 Changes from 9.3.1.3: warnings from ghc-7.8.1 removed
                 .
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@
 
 flag network-uri
   description: Get Network.URI from the network-uri package
-  default: True
+  default: False
 
 library
  exposed-modules: