diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Unreleased changes
 
+## 2.8.3.1
+
+* Allow aeson 1.5. [#1085](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1085)
+
 ## 2.8.3.0
 
 * Add `Lift` instances for the cascade types. [#1060](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1060)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 The TH.hs module contains code generators.
 persistent-template uses `EntityDef`s that it gets from the quasi-quoter.
 The quasi-quoter is in persistent Quasi.hs
-Similarly mant of the types come from the persistent library
+Similarly many of the types come from the persistent library
 
 ### Development tips
 
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:         2.8.3.0
+version:         2.8.3.1
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 library
     build-depends:   base                     >= 4.10      && < 5
                    , persistent               >= 2.11      && < 3
-                   , aeson                    >= 1.0       && < 1.5
+                   , aeson                    >= 1.0       && < 1.6
                    , bytestring               >= 0.10
                    , containers
                    , http-api-data            >= 0.3.7