diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Revision history for ogma-language-jsonspec
 
+## [1.6.0] - 2025-01-21
+
+* Version bump 1.6.0 (#208).
+* Add repository information to cabal package (#148).
+* Add version bounds to all dependencies (#119).
+* Extend JSON spec parser to use an IO action to parse properties (#197).
+
 ## [1.5.0] - 2024-11-21
 
 * Version bump 1.5.0 (#178).
diff --git a/ogma-language-jsonspec.cabal b/ogma-language-jsonspec.cabal
--- a/ogma-language-jsonspec.cabal
+++ b/ogma-language-jsonspec.cabal
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
 build-type:          Simple
 
 name:                ogma-language-jsonspec
-version:             1.5.0
+version:             1.6.0
 homepage:            https://github.com/nasa/ogma
+bug-reports:         https://github.com/nasa/ogma/issues
 license:             OtherLicense
 license-file:        LICENSE.pdf
 author:              Ivan Perez, Alwyn Goodloe
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@
 -- exactly what we publish, unmodified by anyone external to our project.
 x-curation: uncurated
 
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: git@github.com:nasa/ogma.git
+  subdir:   ogma-language-jsonspec
+
 library
 
   exposed-modules:
@@ -66,11 +72,12 @@
       base                   >= 4.11.0.0 && < 5
     , aeson                  >= 2.0.0.0  && < 2.2
     , jsonpath               >= 0.3      && < 0.4
-    , text
-    , megaparsec
-    , bytestring
+    , text                   >= 1.2.3.1  && < 2.1
+    , megaparsec             >= 8.0.0    && < 9.10
+    , mtl                    >= 2.2.2    && < 2.4
+    , bytestring             >= 0.10.8.2 && < 0.13
 
-    , ogma-spec              >= 1.5.0 && < 1.6
+    , ogma-spec              >= 1.6.0 && < 1.7
 
   hs-source-dirs:
     src
diff --git a/src/Language/JSONSpec/Parser.hs b/src/Language/JSONSpec/Parser.hs
--- a/src/Language/JSONSpec/Parser.hs
+++ b/src/Language/JSONSpec/Parser.hs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 module Language.JSONSpec.Parser where
 
 -- External imports
+import           Control.Monad.Except  (ExceptT (..), runExceptT)
 import           Data.Aeson            (FromJSON (..), Value (..), decode, (.:))
 import           Data.Aeson.Key        (toString)
 import qualified Data.Aeson.KeyMap     as M
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@
              , jfiRequirementExpr = jfi12
              }
 
-parseJSONSpec :: (String -> Either String a) -> JSONFormat -> Value -> Either String (Spec a)
-parseJSONSpec parseExpr jsonFormat value = do
-  jsonFormatInternal <- parseJSONFormat jsonFormat
+parseJSONSpec :: (String -> IO (Either String a)) -> JSONFormat -> Value -> IO (Either String (Spec a))
+parseJSONSpec parseExpr jsonFormat value = runExceptT $ do
+  jsonFormatInternal <- except $ parseJSONFormat jsonFormat
 
   let values :: [Value]
       values = maybe [] (`executeJSONPath` value) (jfiInternalVars jsonFormatInternal)
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@
                    , internalVariableExpr    = varExpr
                    }
 
-  internalVariableDefs <- mapM internalVarDef values
+  internalVariableDefs <- except $ mapM internalVarDef values
 
   let values :: [Value]
       values = maybe [] (`executeJSONPath` value) (jfiExternalVars jsonFormatInternal)
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@
                    , externalVariableType    = varType
                    }
 
-  externalVariableDefs <- mapM externalVarDef values
+  externalVariableDefs <- except $ mapM externalVarDef values
 
   let values :: [Value]
       values = executeJSONPath (jfiRequirements jsonFormatInternal) value
@@ -158,14 +159,14 @@
       -- requirementDef :: Value -> Either String (Requirement a)
       requirementDef value = do
         let msg = "Requirement name"
-        reqId <- valueToString msg =<< (listToEither msg (executeJSONPath (jfiRequirementId jsonFormatInternal) value))
+        reqId <- except $ valueToString msg =<< (listToEither msg (executeJSONPath (jfiRequirementId jsonFormatInternal) value))
 
         let msg = "Requirement expression"
-        reqExpr <- valueToString msg =<< (listToEither msg (executeJSONPath (jfiRequirementExpr jsonFormatInternal) value))
-        reqExpr' <- parseExpr reqExpr
+        reqExpr <- except $ valueToString msg =<< (listToEither msg (executeJSONPath (jfiRequirementExpr jsonFormatInternal) value))
+        reqExpr' <- ExceptT $ parseExpr reqExpr
 
         let msg = "Requirement description"
-        reqDesc <- maybe (Right "") (\e -> valueToString msg =<< (listToEither msg (executeJSONPath e value))) (jfiRequirementDesc jsonFormatInternal)
+        reqDesc <- except $ maybe (Right "") (\e -> valueToString msg =<< (listToEither msg (executeJSONPath e value))) (jfiRequirementDesc jsonFormatInternal)
 
         return $ Requirement
                    { requirementName        = reqId
@@ -198,3 +199,7 @@
 showErrorsM Nothing          = Right Nothing
 showErrorsM (Just (Left s))  = Left (show s)
 showErrorsM (Just (Right x)) = Right (Just x)
+
+-- | Wrap an 'Either' value in an @ExceptT m@ monad.
+except :: Monad m => Either e a -> ExceptT e m a
+except = ExceptT . return