diff --git a/Database/Persist/TH.hs b/Database/Persist/TH.hs
--- a/Database/Persist/TH.hs
+++ b/Database/Persist/TH.hs
@@ -1316,6 +1316,7 @@
     lift Subtract = [|Subtract|]
     lift Multiply = [|Multiply|]
     lift Divide = [|Divide|]
+    lift (BackendSpecificUpdate x) = [|BackendSpecificUpdate x|]
 
 instance Lift SqlType where
     lift SqlString = [|SqlString|]
diff --git a/persistent-template.cabal b/persistent-template.cabal
--- a/persistent-template.cabal
+++ b/persistent-template.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            persistent-template
-version:         2.0.5
+version:         2.0.7
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 library
     build-depends:   base                     >= 4         && < 5
                    , template-haskell
-                   , persistent               >= 2.0.5     && < 2.1
+                   , persistent               >= 2.0.7     && < 2.1
                    , monad-control            >= 0.2       && < 0.4
                    , bytestring               >= 0.9
                    , text                     >= 0.5