diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.1.4.1
+
+* Allow older `exceptions` version again
+
 ## 1.1.4
 
 * Add `MonadResource ExceptT` instance [#198](https://github.com/snoyberg/conduit/pull/198)
diff --git a/Control/Monad/Trans/Resource/Internal.hs b/Control/Monad/Trans/Resource/Internal.hs
--- a/Control/Monad/Trans/Resource/Internal.hs
+++ b/Control/Monad/Trans/Resource/Internal.hs
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@
 GO(ListT)
 GO(MaybeT)
 GOX(Error e, ErrorT e)
+#if MIN_VERSION_exceptions(0, 8, 0)
 GO(ExceptT e)
+#endif
 GO(ReaderT r)
 GO(ContT r)
 GO(StateT s)
diff --git a/resourcet.cabal b/resourcet.cabal
--- a/resourcet.cabal
+++ b/resourcet.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                resourcet
-Version:             1.1.4
+Version:             1.1.4.1
 Synopsis:            Deterministic allocation and freeing of scarce resources.
 description:         Hackage documentation generation is not reliable. For up to date documentation, please see: <http://www.stackage.org/package/resourcet>.
 License:             BSD3
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                      , transformers-compat      >= 0.3          && < 0.5
                      , mtl                      >= 2.0          && < 2.3
                      , mmorph
-                     , exceptions               >= 0.8
+                     , exceptions               >= 0.5
   ghc-options:     -Wall
 
 test-suite test