diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.8.0.1
+* Loosen upper bounds
+
 0.8.0.0
 * Remove dependency on data-default-class
 
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:             0.8.0.0
+version:             0.8.0.1
 synopsis:            Retry combinators for monadic actions that may fail
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
   exposed-modules:     Control.Retry
   build-depends:
       base                 >= 4.6 && < 5
-    , exceptions           >= 0.5 && < 0.11
+    , exceptions           >= 0.5
     , ghc-prim             < 0.6
-    , random               >= 1 && < 1.2
-    , transformers         < 0.7
+    , random               >= 1
+    , transformers
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   default-language:    Haskell2010