diff --git a/ircbot.cabal b/ircbot.cabal
--- a/ircbot.cabal
+++ b/ircbot.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                ircbot
-Version:             0.5.2
+Version:             0.5.3
 Synopsis:            A library for writing irc bots
 Homepage:            http://hub.darcs.net/stepcut/ircbot
 License:             BSD3
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
   Build-depends:  base       >= 4 && <5,
                   containers >= 0.4 && < 0.6,
-                  directory   < 1.2,
+                  directory   < 1.3,
                   filepath   >= 1.2 && < 1.4,
                   irc        == 0.5.*,
                   mtl        >= 2.0 && < 2.2,
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
                   old-locale == 1.0.*,
                   parsec     == 3.1.*,
                   time       == 1.4.*,
-                  unix       >= 2.4 && < 2.6,
+                  unix       >= 2.4 && < 2.7,
                   random     == 1.0.*,
                   stm        >= 2.2 && < 2.5