diff --git a/katip-syslog.cabal b/katip-syslog.cabal
--- a/katip-syslog.cabal
+++ b/katip-syslog.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                katip-syslog
-version:             0.1.1.0
+version:             0.1.2.0
 synopsis:            Syslog Katip Scribe
 description:         A simple Katip Scribe which logs to syslog
 homepage:            https://github.com/iconnect/katip-syslog#readme
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   exposed-modules:     Katip.Scribes.Syslog
   build-depends:       base  >= 4.7 && < 5
-                     , katip < 0.8.0.0
+                     , katip >= 0.3.1.5 && < 0.8.0.0
                      , hsyslog >= 4 && < 5
                      , text < 1.3.0.0
                      , string-conv < 0.2
diff --git a/src/Katip/Scribes/Syslog.hs b/src/Katip/Scribes/Syslog.hs
--- a/src/Katip/Scribes/Syslog.hs
+++ b/src/Katip/Scribes/Syslog.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
                            , options      = [PID, CONS, ODELAY, NDELAY]
                            , priorityMask = NoMask -- Katip does the masking for us.
                            }
+#if (MIN_VERSION_katip(0,5,0))
   let scribe = Scribe (\i@Item{..} -> do
                           when (permitItem sev i) $ do
                             res <- try $ withSyslog cfg $ \syslog -> syslog USER (toSyslogPriority _itemSeverity) (toS $ formatItem verb i)
@@ -32,7 +34,14 @@
                               Left (e :: SomeException) -> putStrLn (show e)
                               Right () -> return ())
                       (return ())
-
+#else
+  let scribe = Scribe $ \ i@Item{..} -> do
+                            when (permitItem sev i) $ do
+                              res <- try $ withSyslog cfg $ \syslog -> syslog USER (toSyslogPriority _itemSeverity) (toS $ formatItem verb i)
+                              case res of
+                                Left (e :: SomeException) -> putStrLn (show e)
+                                Right () -> return ()
+#endif
   return (scribe, return ())
 
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