diff --git a/hyphenation.cabal b/hyphenation.cabal
--- a/hyphenation.cabal
+++ b/hyphenation.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:          hyphenation
 category:      Text
-version:       0.2.1.7
+version:       0.2.1.8
 license:       BSD3
 cabal-version: >= 1.8
 license-file:  LICENSE
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   build-depends:
     base,
     containers,
-    directory >= 1.0 && < 1.2,
+    directory >= 1.0 && < 1.3,
     doctest   >= 0.8 && < 0.10,
     filepath  >= 1.3 && < 1.4,
     hyphenation,