diff --git a/lucid-colonnade.cabal b/lucid-colonnade.cabal
--- a/lucid-colonnade.cabal
+++ b/lucid-colonnade.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: lucid-colonnade
-version: 1.0
+version: 1.0.1
 synopsis: Helper functions for using lucid with colonnade
 description: Lucid and colonnade
 homepage: https://github.com/andrewthad/colonnade#readme
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
   exposed-modules:
     Lucid.Colonnade
   build-depends:
-      base >= 4.7 && < 5
-    , colonnade >= 1.1 && < 1.3
+      base >= 4.9 && < 5
+    , colonnade >= 1.1.1 && < 1.3
     , lucid >= 2.9 && < 3.0
-    , text >= 1.0 && < 1.3
+    , text >= 1.2 && < 1.3
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 source-repository head
diff --git a/src/Lucid/Colonnade.hs b/src/Lucid/Colonnade.hs
--- a/src/Lucid/Colonnade.hs
+++ b/src/Lucid/Colonnade.hs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 import Colonnade (Colonnade,Headed,Headless,Fascia,Cornice)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Control.Monad
-import Data.Monoid
+import Data.Semigroup
+import Data.Monoid hiding ((<>))
 import Data.Foldable
 import Data.String (IsString(..))
 import Data.Maybe (listToMaybe)
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@
 
 instance (d ~ ()) => IsString (Cell d) where
   fromString = stringCell
+
+instance Semigroup d => Semigroup (Cell d) where
+  Cell a1 c1 <> Cell a2 c2 = Cell (mappend a1 a2) (liftA2 (<>) c1 c2)
 
 instance Monoid d => Monoid (Cell d) where
   mempty = Cell mempty (return mempty)