diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 dist/
+dist-newstyle/
 .hsenv/
 docs
 wiki
@@ -13,3 +14,21 @@
 *~
 *#
 :w
+.stack-work/
+cabal-dev
+*.chi
+*.chs.h
+*.dyn_o
+*.dyn_hi
+.hpc
+.hsenv
+.cabal-sandbox/
+cabal.sandbox.config
+*.prof
+*.aux
+*.hp
+*.eventlog
+cabal.project.local
+cabal.project.local~
+.HTF/
+.ghc.environment.*
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,122 +1,155 @@
-# This file has been generated -- see https://github.com/hvr/multi-ghc-travis
+# This Travis job script has been generated by a script via
+#
+#   runghc make_travis_yml_2.hs '-o' '.travis.yml' '--irc-channel=irc.freenode.org#haskell-lens' '--no-no-tests-no-bench' '--no-installed' 'cabal.project'
+#
+# For more information, see https://github.com/hvr/multi-ghc-travis
+#
 language: c
 sudo: false
 
+git:
+  submodules: false  # whether to recursively clone submodules
+
+notifications:
+  irc:
+    channels:
+      - "irc.freenode.org#haskell-lens"
+    skip_join: true
+    template:
+      - "\x0313profunctors\x03/\x0306%{branch}\x03 \x0314%{commit}\x03 %{build_url} %{message}"
+
 cache:
   directories:
-    - $HOME/.cabsnap
     - $HOME/.cabal/packages
+    - $HOME/.cabal/store
 
 before_cache:
   - rm -fv $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/build-reports.log
-  - rm -fv $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/00-index.tar
+  # remove files that are regenerated by 'cabal update'
+  - rm -fv $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/00-index.*
+  - rm -fv $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/*.json
+  - rm -fv $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/01-index.cache
+  - rm -fv $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/01-index.tar
+  - rm -fv $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/01-index.tar.idx
 
+  - rm -rfv $HOME/.cabal/packages/head.hackage
+
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages: &apt_packages
+      - ghc-ppa-tools
+      - hlint
+
 matrix:
   include:
-    - env: CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.0.4
-      compiler: ": #GHC 7.0.4"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.18,ghc-7.0.4,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.2.2
-      compiler: ": #GHC 7.2.2"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.18,ghc-7.2.2,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.4.2
-      compiler: ": #GHC 7.4.2"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.18,ghc-7.4.2,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.6.3
-      compiler: ": #GHC 7.6.3"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.18,ghc-7.6.3,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.8.4
-      compiler: ": #GHC 7.8.4"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.18,ghc-7.8.4,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=1.22 GHCVER=7.10.3
-      compiler: ": #GHC 7.10.3"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.22,ghc-7.10.3,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=8.0.2
-      compiler: ": #GHC 8.0.2"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.24,ghc-8.0.2,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=2.0 GHCVER=8.2.1
-      compiler: ": #GHC 8.2.1"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-2.0,ghc-8.2.1,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
-      compiler: ": #GHC head"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-head,ghc-head,hlint], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-7.0.4"
+    # env: TEST=--disable-tests BENCH=--disable-benchmarks
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-2.0,ghc-7.0.4], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-7.2.2"
+    # env: TEST=--disable-tests BENCH=--disable-benchmarks
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-2.0,ghc-7.2.2], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-7.4.2"
+    # env: TEST=--disable-tests BENCH=--disable-benchmarks
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-2.0,ghc-7.4.2], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-7.6.3"
+    # env: TEST=--disable-tests BENCH=--disable-benchmarks
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-2.0,ghc-7.6.3], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-7.8.4"
+    # env: TEST=--disable-tests BENCH=--disable-benchmarks
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-2.0,ghc-7.8.4], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-7.10.3"
+    # env: TEST=--disable-tests BENCH=--disable-benchmarks
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-2.0,ghc-7.10.3], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-8.0.2"
+    # env: TEST=--disable-tests BENCH=--disable-benchmarks
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-2.0,ghc-8.0.2], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-8.2.2"
+    # env: TEST=--disable-tests BENCH=--disable-benchmarks
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-2.0,ghc-8.2.2], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-8.4.1"
+      env: GHCHEAD=true
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-head,ghc-8.4.1], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - compiler: "ghc-head"
+      env: GHCHEAD=true
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [*apt_packages,cabal-install-head,ghc-head], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
 
   allow_failures:
-    - env: CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.0.4
-    - env: CABALVER=1.18 GHCVER=7.2.2
-    - env: CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
+    - compiler: "ghc-7.0.4"
+    - compiler: "ghc-7.2.2"
+    - compiler: "ghc-8.4.1"
+    - compiler: "ghc-head"
 
 before_install:
- - unset CC
- - export PATH=/opt/ghc/$GHCVER/bin:/opt/cabal/$CABALVER/bin:$PATH
+  - HC=${CC}
+  - HCPKG=${HC/ghc/ghc-pkg}
+  - unset CC
+  - ROOTDIR=$(pwd)
+  - mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin
+  - "PATH=/opt/ghc/bin:/opt/ghc-ppa-tools/bin:$HOME/local/bin:$PATH"
+  - HCNUMVER=$(( $(${HC} --numeric-version|sed -E 's/([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+).*/\1 * 10000 + \2 * 100 + \3/') ))
+  - echo $HCNUMVER
 
 install:
- - cabal --version
- - echo "$(ghc --version) [$(ghc --print-project-git-commit-id 2> /dev/null || echo '?')]"
- - if [ -f $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/00-index.tar.gz ];
-   then
-     zcat $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/00-index.tar.gz >
-          $HOME/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/00-index.tar;
-   fi
- - travis_retry cabal update -v
- - sed -i 's/^jobs:/-- jobs:/' ${HOME}/.cabal/config
- - cabal install --only-dependencies --enable-tests --dry -v > installplan.txt
- - sed -i -e '1,/^Resolving /d' installplan.txt; cat installplan.txt
+  - cabal --version
+  - echo "$(${HC} --version) [$(${HC} --print-project-git-commit-id 2> /dev/null || echo '?')]"
+  - BENCH=${BENCH---enable-benchmarks}
+  - TEST=${TEST---enable-tests}
+  - HADDOCK=${HADDOCK-true}
+  - INSTALLED=${INSTALLED-true}
+  - GHCHEAD=${GHCHEAD-false}
+  - travis_retry cabal update -v
+  - "sed -i.bak 's/^jobs:/-- jobs:/' ${HOME}/.cabal/config"
+  - rm -fv cabal.project cabal.project.local
+  # Overlay Hackage Package Index for GHC HEAD: https://github.com/hvr/head.hackage
+  - |
+    if $GHCHEAD; then
+      sed -i.bak 's/-- allow-newer:.*/allow-newer: *:base, *:template-haskell, *:ghc, *:Cabal/' ${HOME}/.cabal/config
 
-# check whether current requested install-plan matches cached package-db snapshot
- - if diff -u installplan.txt $HOME/.cabsnap/installplan.txt;
-   then
-     echo "cabal build-cache HIT";
-     rm -rfv .ghc;
-     cp -a $HOME/.cabsnap/ghc $HOME/.ghc;
-     cp -a $HOME/.cabsnap/lib $HOME/.cabsnap/share $HOME/.cabsnap/bin $HOME/.cabal/;
-   else
-     echo "cabal build-cache MISS";
-     rm -rf $HOME/.cabsnap;
-     mkdir -p $HOME/.ghc $HOME/.cabal/lib $HOME/.cabal/share $HOME/.cabal/bin;
-     cabal install -j --only-dependencies --enable-tests;
-   fi
+      echo 'repository head.hackage'                                                        >> ${HOME}/.cabal/config
+      echo '   url: http://head.hackage.haskell.org/'                                       >> ${HOME}/.cabal/config
+      echo '   secure: True'                                                                >> ${HOME}/.cabal/config
+      echo '   root-keys: 07c59cb65787dedfaef5bd5f987ceb5f7e5ebf88b904bbd4c5cbdeb2ff71b740' >> ${HOME}/.cabal/config
+      echo '              2e8555dde16ebd8df076f1a8ef13b8f14c66bad8eafefd7d9e37d0ed711821fb' >> ${HOME}/.cabal/config
+      echo '              8f79fd2389ab2967354407ec852cbe73f2e8635793ac446d09461ffb99527f6e' >> ${HOME}/.cabal/config
+      echo '   key-threshold: 3'                                                            >> ${HOME}/.cabal.config
 
-# snapshot package-db on cache miss
- - if [ ! -d $HOME/.cabsnap ];
-   then
-      echo "snapshotting package-db to build-cache";
-      mkdir $HOME/.cabsnap;
-      cp -a $HOME/.ghc $HOME/.cabsnap/ghc;
-      cp -a $HOME/.cabal/lib $HOME/.cabal/share $HOME/.cabal/bin installplan.txt $HOME/.cabsnap/;
-   fi
+      cabal new-update head.hackage -v
+    fi
+  - grep -Ev -- '^\s*--' ${HOME}/.cabal/config | grep -Ev '^\s*$'
+  - "printf 'packages: \".\"\\n' > cabal.project"
+  - cat cabal.project
+  - if [ -f "./configure.ac" ]; then
+      (cd "." && autoreconf -i);
+    fi
+  - rm -f cabal.project.freeze
+  - cabal new-build -w ${HC} ${TEST} ${BENCH} --project-file="cabal.project" --dep -j2 all
+  - rm -rf "."/.ghc.environment.* "."/dist
+  - DISTDIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/dist-test.XXXX)
 
-# Here starts the actual work to be performed for the package under
-# test; any command which exits with a non-zero exit code causes the
-# build to fail.
+# Here starts the actual work to be performed for the package under test;
+# any command which exits with a non-zero exit code causes the build to fail.
 script:
- # -v2 provides useful information for debugging
- - cabal configure -v2
+  # test that source-distributions can be generated
+  - (cd "." && cabal sdist)
+  - mv "."/dist/profunctors-*.tar.gz ${DISTDIR}/
+  - cd ${DISTDIR} || false
+  - find . -maxdepth 1 -name '*.tar.gz' -exec tar -xvf '{}' \;
+  - "printf 'packages: profunctors-*/*.cabal\\n' > cabal.project"
+  - cat cabal.project
 
- # this builds all libraries and executables
- # (including tests/benchmarks)
- - cabal build
 
- # tests that a source-distribution can be generated
- - cabal sdist
- - hlint src --cpp-define HLINT
+  # build & run tests, build benchmarks
+  - cabal new-build -w ${HC} ${TEST} ${BENCH} all
 
- # check that the generated source-distribution can be built & installed
- - export SRC_TGZ=$(cabal info . | awk '{print $2 ".tar.gz";exit}') ;
-   cd dist/;
-   if [ -f "$SRC_TGZ" ]; then
-      cabal install --force-reinstalls "$SRC_TGZ";
-   else
-      echo "expected '$SRC_TGZ' not found";
-      exit 1;
-   fi
+  # cabal check
+  - (cd profunctors-* && cabal check)
 
-notifications:
-  irc:
-    channels:
-      - "irc.freenode.org#haskell-lens"
-    skip_join: true
-    template:
-      - "\x0313profunctors\x03/\x0306%{branch}\x03 \x0314%{commit}\x03 %{build_url} %{message}"
+  # haddock
+  - rm -rf ./dist-newstyle
+  - if $HADDOCK; then cabal new-haddock -w ${HC} ${TEST} ${BENCH} all; else echo "Skipping haddock generation";fi
 
+  # hlint
+  - (cd profunctors-* && hlint src --cpp-define=HLINT)
+
+# REGENDATA ["-o",".travis.yml","--irc-channel=irc.freenode.org#haskell-lens","--no-no-tests-no-bench","--no-installed","cabal.project"]
 # EOF
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
--- a/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+5.2.2 [2018.01.18]
+------------------
+* Add `Semigroup` instances for `Closure` and `Tambara`
+
 5.2.1
 -----
 * Allow `base-orphans-0.6`.
diff --git a/profunctors.cabal b/profunctors.cabal
--- a/profunctors.cabal
+++ b/profunctors.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:          profunctors
 category:      Control, Categories
-version:       5.2.1
+version:       5.2.2
 license:       BSD3
 cabal-version: >= 1.10
 license-file:  LICENSE
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 bug-reports:   http://github.com/ekmett/profunctors/issues
 copyright:     Copyright (C) 2011-2015 Edward A. Kmett
 synopsis:      Profunctors
-description:   Profunctors
-tested-with:   GHC == 7.0.4, GHC == 7.2.2, GHC == 7.4.2, GHC == 7.6.3, GHC == 7.8.4, GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 8.0.2, GHC == 8.2.1
+description:   Profunctors.
+tested-with:   GHC == 7.0.4, GHC == 7.2.2, GHC == 7.4.2, GHC == 7.6.3, GHC == 7.8.4, GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 8.0.2, GHC == 8.2.2, GHC == 8.4.1
 build-type:    Simple
 extra-source-files:
   .ghci
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     comonad             >= 4     && < 6,
     contravariant       >= 1     && < 2,
     distributive        >= 0.4.4 && < 1,
+    semigroups          >= 0.11  && < 0.19,
     tagged              >= 0.4.4 && < 1,
     transformers        >= 0.2   && < 0.6
 
diff --git a/src/Data/Profunctor/Closed.hs b/src/Data/Profunctor/Closed.hs
--- a/src/Data/Profunctor/Closed.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Profunctor/Closed.hs
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 import Data.Bifunctor.Product (Product(..))
 import Data.Bifunctor.Tannen (Tannen(..))
 import Data.Distributive
-import Data.Monoid hiding (Product)
 import Data.Profunctor.Adjunction
 import Data.Profunctor.Monad
 import Data.Profunctor.Strong
 import Data.Profunctor.Types
 import Data.Profunctor.Unsafe
+import Data.Semigroup hiding (Product)
 import Data.Tagged
 import Data.Tuple
 import Prelude hiding ((.),id)
@@ -155,9 +155,14 @@
   empty = zeroArrow
   f <|> g = f <+> g
 
-instance (Profunctor p, Arrow p, Monoid b) => Monoid (Closure p a b) where
+instance (Profunctor p, Arrow p, Semigroup b) => Semigroup (Closure p a b) where
+  (<>) = liftA2 (<>)
+
+instance (Profunctor p, Arrow p, Semigroup b, Monoid b) => Monoid (Closure p a b) where
   mempty = pure mempty
-  mappend = liftA2 mappend
+#if !(MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0))
+  mappend = (<>)
+#endif
 
 -- |
 -- @
diff --git a/src/Data/Profunctor/Composition.hs b/src/Data/Profunctor/Composition.hs
--- a/src/Data/Profunctor/Composition.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Profunctor/Composition.hs
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 import Data.Functor.Compose
 import Data.Profunctor
 import Data.Profunctor.Adjunction
-import Data.Profunctor.Mapping
 import Data.Profunctor.Monad
 import Data.Profunctor.Rep
 import Data.Profunctor.Sieve
diff --git a/src/Data/Profunctor/Strong.hs b/src/Data/Profunctor/Strong.hs
--- a/src/Data/Profunctor/Strong.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Profunctor/Strong.hs
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 import Data.Bifunctor.Product (Product(..))
 import Data.Bifunctor.Tannen (Tannen(..))
 import Data.Functor.Contravariant (Contravariant(..))
-import Data.Monoid hiding (Product)
 import Data.Profunctor.Adjunction
 import Data.Profunctor.Monad
 import Data.Profunctor.Types
 import Data.Profunctor.Unsafe
+import Data.Semigroup hiding (Product)
 import Data.Tagged
 import Data.Tuple
 import Prelude hiding (id,(.))
@@ -226,9 +226,14 @@
   empty = zeroArrow
   f <|> g = f <+> g
 
+instance ArrowPlus p => Semigroup (Tambara p a b) where
+  f <> g = f <+> g
+
 instance ArrowPlus p => Monoid (Tambara p a b) where
   mempty = zeroArrow
-  mappend f g = f <+> g
+#if !(MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0))
+  mappend = (<>)
+#endif
 
 -- |
 -- @
