diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.7.0.1
+* Officially drop support for GHC < 7.6 due to usage of Generics.
+
 0.7
 * RetryPolicy has become RetryPolicyM, allowing for policy logic to
   consult the monad context.
diff --git a/retry.cabal b/retry.cabal
--- a/retry.cabal
+++ b/retry.cabal
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         case we should hang back for a bit and retry the query instead
         of simply raising an exception.
 
-version:             0.7
+version:             0.7.0.1
 synopsis:            Retry combinators for monadic actions that may fail
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 library
   exposed-modules:     Control.Retry
   build-depends:
-      base                 ==4.*
+      base                 >= 4.6 && < 5
     , data-default-class
     , exceptions           >= 0.5 && < 0.9
     , random               >= 1 && < 1.2