diff --git a/Text/ProtocolBuffers/Basic.hs b/Text/ProtocolBuffers/Basic.hs
--- a/Text/ProtocolBuffers/Basic.hs
+++ b/Text/ProtocolBuffers/Basic.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- 'Default', and 'Wire' classes.
 module Text.ProtocolBuffers.Basic
   ( -- * Basic types for protocol buffer fields in Haskell
-    Seq,Utf8(Utf8),ByteString,Int32,Int64,Word32,Word64
+    Double,Float,Bool,Maybe,Seq,Utf8(Utf8),ByteString,Int32,Int64,Word32,Word64
     -- * Haskell types that act in the place of DescritorProto values
   , WireTag(..),FieldId(..),WireType(..),FieldType(..),EnumCode(..),WireSize
     -- * Some of the type classes implemented messages and fields
diff --git a/protocol-buffers.cabal b/protocol-buffers.cabal
--- a/protocol-buffers.cabal
+++ b/protocol-buffers.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           protocol-buffers
-version:        1.8.2
+version:        1.8.3
 cabal-version:  >= 1.6
 build-type:     Simple
 license:        BSD3