diff --git a/GetURL.hs b/GetURL.hs
--- a/GetURL.hs
+++ b/GetURL.hs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import Network.HTTP.Conduit
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as L
+import Control.Applicative -- for GHC < 7.10
 
 getURL :: String -> IO ByteString
 getURL url = L.toStrict <$> simpleHttp url
diff --git a/parconc-examples.cabal b/parconc-examples.cabal
--- a/parconc-examples.cabal
+++ b/parconc-examples.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                parconc-examples
-version:             0.4.4
+version:             0.4.5
 synopsis:            Examples to accompany the book "Parallel and Concurrent Programming in Haskell"
 -- description:         
 license:             BSD3