diff --git a/jose.cabal b/jose.cabal
--- a/jose.cabal
+++ b/jose.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                jose
-version:             0.2.38.0
+version:             0.2.38.1
 synopsis:
   Javascript Object Signing and Encryption and JSON Web Token library
 description:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     , aeson >= 0.7 && < 0.9
     , unordered-containers == 0.2.*
     , bytestring == 0.10.*
-    , text == 1.1.*
+    , text >= 1.1
     , time == 1.4.*
     , network-uri >= 2.6
     , certificate == 1.3.*