diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Change log for [naqsha]
 
+## [0.2.0.1] - 24 July, 2017
+
+- minor tweaks to make it build with older ghc (i.e. pre-"Monoids and Applicatives in Prelude)
+
 ## [0.2.0.0] - 22 July, 2017
 
 * Overall change in module structure.
diff --git a/Naqsha/Geometry/Internal.hs b/Naqsha/Geometry/Internal.hs
--- a/Naqsha/Geometry/Internal.hs
+++ b/Naqsha/Geometry/Internal.hs
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
   , Latitude(..), Longitude(..), lat, lon
   ) where
 
+-- Ugly hack to prevent pre-7.10 ghc warnings
+
+import           Control.Applicative         ( (<$>) )
 import           Control.Monad               ( liftM )
 import           Data.Bits                   ( Bits  )
 import           Data.Fixed
 import           Data.Group
-import           Data.Int
 import           Data.Monoid
+import           Data.Int
 import           GHC.Real
 import           Data.Vector.Unboxed         ( MVector(..), Vector, Unbox)
 import qualified Data.Vector.Generic         as GV
diff --git a/naqsha.cabal b/naqsha.cabal
--- a/naqsha.cabal
+++ b/naqsha.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:        naqsha
-version:     0.2.0.0
+version:     0.2.0.1
 synopsis:    A library for working with geospatial data types.
 
 description: Naqsha is a library to work with geospatial data types like latitudes and longitudes. It provides
diff --git a/tests/Naqsha/Arbitrary.hs b/tests/Naqsha/Arbitrary.hs
--- a/tests/Naqsha/Arbitrary.hs
+++ b/tests/Naqsha/Arbitrary.hs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 module Naqsha.Arbitrary where
 
-import           Test.QuickCheck
+import Control.Applicative ( (<$>), (<*>) )
+import Test.QuickCheck
 
 
 import Naqsha.Geometry
diff --git a/tests/Naqsha/Geometry/CoordinateSpec.hs b/tests/Naqsha/Geometry/CoordinateSpec.hs
--- a/tests/Naqsha/Geometry/CoordinateSpec.hs
+++ b/tests/Naqsha/Geometry/CoordinateSpec.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 module Naqsha.Geometry.CoordinateSpec where
+
+import Control.Applicative ( (<$>), (<*>) )
 import Data.Monoid
 import Data.Fixed
 import Test.QuickCheck