diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -137,3 +137,8 @@
 
 0.2.3.8:
 		* resolve ambiguity in Upper and Lower types from HMatrix
+
+0.2.3.9:
+
+0.2.3.10:
+		* adapt to new MonadFail by vaibhavsagar
diff --git a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot/Axis.hs b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot/Axis.hs
--- a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot/Axis.hs
+++ b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Figure/Plot/Axis.hs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
---import Data.Maybe
+import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 
 import Control.Monad.State
 import Control.Monad.Reader
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@
       Minor -> do
         -- at this point can we guarantee there won't
         -- be a Nothing?
-        (Just (Ticks lt'' v')) <- gets _minor_ticks
+        (Ticks lt'' v') <- fromMaybe (error "Minor ticks was Nothing") <$> gets _minor_ticks
         return (lt'',v')
       Major -> do
-        (Just (Ticks lt'' v')) <- gets _major_ticks
+        (Ticks lt'' v') <- fromMaybe (error "Major ticks was Nothing") <$> gets _major_ticks
         return (lt'',v')
   let lt = execLine m lo lt'
   case t of
diff --git a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Render/Plot/Axis.hs b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Render/Plot/Axis.hs
--- a/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Render/Plot/Axis.hs
+++ b/lib/Graphics/Rendering/Plot/Render/Plot/Axis.hs
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@
 shiftForAxisLabel :: Padding -> AxisData -> Render Padding
 shiftForAxisLabel p (Axis _  _   _ _ _ _ _ NoText) = return p
 shiftForAxisLabel p (Axis ax sd  _ _ _ _ _ lb) = do
-  (FontText to s) <- formatText lb
+  (to, s) <- flip fmap (formatText lb) $ \ft -> case ft of
+    (FontText to s) -> (to, s)
+    _ -> error "not FontText"
   pc <- asks _pangocontext
   (w,h) <- cairo $ do
     lo <- pango $ P.layoutText pc s
diff --git a/plot.cabal b/plot.cabal
--- a/plot.cabal
+++ b/plot.cabal
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Name:                plot
-Version:             0.2.3.9
+Version:             0.2.3.10
 License:             BSD3
 License-file:        LICENSE
-Copyright:           (c) A.V.H. McPhail 2010, 2012-2017
+Copyright:           (c) A.V.H. McPhail 2010, 2012-2017, 2019
 Author:              Vivian McPhail
 Maintainer:          haskell.vivian.mcphail <at> gmail <dot> com
 Stability:           experimental
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
                      examples/perturbed-sine.png,
                      examples/Test.hs,
                      examples/Test2.hs,
-		     examples/Test3.hs
+                     examples/Test3.hs
 
 library