diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 [The latest version of this document is on GitHub.](https://github.com/haskell-servant/servant/blob/master/servant-client-core/CHANGELOG.md)
 [Changelog for `servant` package contains significant entries for all core packages.](https://github.com/haskell-servant/servant/blob/master/servant/CHANGELOG.md)
 
+0.18
+----
+
+### Significant changes
+
+- Support for ghc8.8 (#1318, #1326, #1327)
+
+
 0.17
 ----
 
@@ -205,7 +213,7 @@
 
 - *servant-client-core* Add `hoistClient` to `HasClient`.
   Just like `hoistServer` allows us to change the monad in which request handlers
-  of a web application live in, we also have `hoistClient` for changing the monad
+  of a web application live, we also have `hoistClient` for changing the monad
   in which *client functions* live.
   Read [tutorial section for more information](https://docs.servant.dev/en/release-0.14/tutorial/Client.html#changing-the-monad-the-client-functions-live-in).
   ([#936](https://github.com/haskell-servant/servant/pull/936))
diff --git a/servant-client-core.cabal b/servant-client-core.cabal
--- a/servant-client-core.cabal
+++ b/servant-client-core.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       >=1.10
 name:                servant-client-core
-version:             0.17
+version:             0.18
 
 synopsis:            Core functionality and class for client function generation for servant APIs
 category:            Servant, Web
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
    || ==8.2.2
    || ==8.4.4
    || ==8.6.5
-   || ==8.8.2
+   || ==8.8.3
+   || ==8.10.1
   , GHCJS == 8.4
 
 extra-source-files:
@@ -55,13 +56,13 @@
   --
   -- note: mtl lower bound is so low because of GHC-7.8
   build-depends:
-      base                  >= 4.9      && < 4.14
+      base                  >= 4.9      && < 4.15
     , bytestring            >= 0.10.8.1 && < 0.11
     , containers            >= 0.5.7.1  && < 0.7
     , deepseq               >= 1.4.2.0  && < 1.5
     , text                  >= 1.2.3.0  && < 1.3
     , transformers          >= 0.5.2.0  && < 0.6
-    , template-haskell      >= 2.11.1.0 && < 2.16
+    , template-haskell      >= 2.11.1.0 && < 2.17
 
   if !impl(ghc >= 8.2)
     build-depends:
@@ -69,12 +70,12 @@
 
   -- Servant dependencies
   build-depends:
-      servant            >= 0.17 && <0.18
+      servant            >= 0.18 && <0.19
 
   -- Other dependencies: Lower bound around what is in the latest Stackage LTS.
   -- Here can be exceptions if we really need features from the newer versions.
   build-depends:
-      aeson                 >= 1.4.1.0  && < 1.5
+      aeson                 >= 1.4.1.0  && < 1.6
     , base-compat           >= 0.10.5   && < 0.12
     , base64-bytestring     >= 1.0.0.1  && < 1.1
     , exceptions            >= 0.10.0   && < 0.11
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@
     , base-compat
     , servant-client-core
 
-  -- Additonal dependencies
+  -- Additional dependencies
   build-depends:
       deepseq    >= 1.4.2.0  && < 1.5
     , hspec      >= 2.6.0    && < 2.8