diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.0.11.3
+--------
+
+- Released Thu 05 Apr 2018 23:09:55 CEST
+- Modified constraints to clearly indicate 7.8 support has been dropped.
+
 1.0.11.2
 --------
 
diff --git a/lentil.cabal b/lentil.cabal
--- a/lentil.cabal
+++ b/lentil.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                lentil
-version:             1.0.11.2
+version:             1.0.11.3
 synopsis:            frugal issue tracker
 description:         minumum effort, cohesive issue tracker based on
                      ubiquitous @TODO@s and @FIXME@s conventions.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 executable lentil
   main-is:             Main.hs
-  build-depends:       base==4.*,
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.9 && < 5.0,
                        directory    >= 1.2 && < 1.4,
                        transformers >= 0.3 && < 0.6,
                        pipes        >= 4.2 && < 4.4,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
      ghc-options:      -Wall
   HS-Source-Dirs:      test, src
   main-is:             Tests.hs
-  build-depends:       base==4.*,
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.9 && < 5.0,
                        directory    >= 1.2 && < 1.4,
                        transformers >= 0.3 && < 0.6,
                        pipes        >= 4.2 && < 4.4,
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                                    short 'v'      S.<>
                                    help "show version and copyright info" )
     where
-          versionCopy = "\nlentil - frugal issue tracker, version 1.0.11.2\n\
+          versionCopy = "\nlentil - frugal issue tracker, version 1.0.11.3\n\
                         \(C) 2015-2018 Francesco Ariis - http://www.ariis.it\n\
                         \released under the GNU General Public License v3\n"