diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+0.2     (2012-07-23)
+   change BlockedIndefinitely exception (gone since ghc 7.0) to NonTermination
+
+0.1.0.2 (2009-06-03)
+   depend on base < 5 instead of base.
+
 0.1.0.1 (2009-01-11)
    make Data.IVar.Simple.tryWrite exception safe (noticed by Chris Kuklewicz)
 
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,28 +1,19 @@
-Copyright (c) 2008, Bertram Felgenhauer
-
-All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Bertram Felgenhauer
 
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diff --git a/ivar-simple.cabal b/ivar-simple.cabal
--- a/ivar-simple.cabal
+++ b/ivar-simple.cabal
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 Name:          ivar-simple
-Version:       0.1.0.1
+Version:       0.2
 Category:      Concurrency
 Stability:     experimental
-Copyright:     (c) 2008, 2009 Bertram Felgenhauer
+Copyright:     (c) 2008-2012 Bertram Felgenhauer
 Maintainer:    Bertram Felgenhauer <int-e@gmx.de>
 License:       MIT
 License-File:  LICENSE
 Synopsis:      Write once concurrency primitives.
 Description:
-  @IVar@s are write-once variables.
+  @IVar@s are write-once (immutable) variables.
   .
   They can be read, an operation that will block until a value was written
   to the variable. They can be written to exactly once.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         Data.IVar.Simple
         Data.IVar.Simple.IChan
         Data.IVar.Simple.MIChan
-    Build-Depends:      base
+    Build-Depends:      base < 5
     -- workaround for http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2756
     if impl(ghc <= 6.10.1)
         GHC-Options:        -fno-state-hack
diff --git a/src/Data/IVar/Simple.hs b/src/Data/IVar/Simple.hs
--- a/src/Data/IVar/Simple.hs
+++ b/src/Data/IVar/Simple.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- |
 -- Module      : Data.IVar.Simple
--- Copyright   : (c) 2008, 2009 Bertram Felgenhauer
+-- Copyright   : (c) 2008-2012 Bertram Felgenhauer
 -- License     : BSD3
 --
 -- Maintainer  : Bertram Felgenhauer <int-e@gmx.de>
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@
     empty <- isEmptyMVar lock
     if empty then return (Just value) else return Nothing
 
--- | Writes a value to an 'IVar'. Raises a 'BlockedIndefinitely' exception if
+-- | Writes a value to an 'IVar'. Raises a 'NonTermination' exception if
 -- it fails.
 write :: IVar a -> a -> IO ()
 write ivar value = do
     result <- tryWrite ivar value
-    when (not result) $ throwIO BlockedIndefinitely
+    when (not result) $ throwIO NonTermination
 -- Note: It would be easier to block forever when the IVar is full. However,
 -- the thread would likely not be garbage collected then.
 
diff --git a/src/Data/IVar/Simple/IChan.hs b/src/Data/IVar/Simple/IChan.hs
--- a/src/Data/IVar/Simple/IChan.hs
+++ b/src/Data/IVar/Simple/IChan.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- |
 -- Module      : Data.IVar.Simple.IChan
--- Copyright   : (c) 2008, 2009 Bertram Felgenhauer
+-- Copyright   : (c) 2008-2012 Bertram Felgenhauer
 -- License     : BSD3
 --
 -- Maintainer  : Bertram Felgenhauer <int-e@gmx.de>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 -- | Write a single value to the channel.
 --
--- Raises a 'BlockedIndefinitely' exception if a value has already been
+-- Raises a 'NonTermination' exception if a value has already been
 -- written to the channel. Otherwise, returns a new channel head for
 -- writing further values.
 write :: IChan a -> a -> IO (IChan a)
