diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@
 
 [1]: https://pvp.haskell.org
 [2]: https://github.com/epicallan/servant-errors/releases
+
+## 0.1.1.0
+
+* support more GHC versions (8.2 - 8.6)
diff --git a/README.lhs b/README.lhs
--- a/README.lhs
+++ b/README.lhs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}
 
 module Main where
 
@@ -92,11 +91,20 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- | We need a newtype like data type to avoid orphan instances, 'Ctyp' satisfy's that
--- We also make use of deriving via to get an Accept instance easily.
--- Note: 'HasErrorBody' instance requires an Accept instance for a content-type
+-- Also note that 'HasErrorBody' instance requires an Accept instance for a content-type
 
 data Ctyp a
-  deriving Accept via JSON
+
+{-
+ if you are using GHC 8.6 and above you can make use of deriving Via
+ for creating the Accept Instance
+
+ >> data Ctyp a
+ >>   deriving Accept via JSON
+-}
+
+instance Accept (Ctyp JSON) where
+  contentType _ = contentType (Proxy @JSON)
 
 instance HasErrorBody (Ctyp JSON) '[] where
   encodeError = undefined -- write your custom implementation
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}
 
 module Main where
 
@@ -92,11 +91,20 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- | We need a newtype like data type to avoid orphan instances, 'Ctyp' satisfy's that
--- We also make use of deriving via to get an Accept instance easily.
--- Note: 'HasErrorBody' instance requires an Accept instance for a content-type
+-- Also note that 'HasErrorBody' instance requires an Accept instance for a content-type
 
 data Ctyp a
-  deriving Accept via JSON
+
+{-
+ if you are using GHC 8.6 and above you can make use of deriving Via
+ for creating the Accept Instance
+
+ >> data Ctyp a
+ >>   deriving Accept via JSON
+-}
+
+instance Accept (Ctyp JSON) where
+  contentType _ = contentType (Proxy @JSON)
 
 instance HasErrorBody (Ctyp JSON) '[] where
   encodeError = undefined -- write your custom implementation
diff --git a/servant-errors.cabal b/servant-errors.cabal
--- a/servant-errors.cabal
+++ b/servant-errors.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-cabal-version:       2.0
+cabal-version:       2.4
 name:                servant-errors
-version:             0.1.0.3
+version:             0.1.1.0
 synopsis:            Servant Errors wai-middlware
 description:         A Wai middleware that uniformly structures errors with in a servant application. The library assumes all HTTP responses with status code greater than 200 and without an HTTP content type are error responses. This assumption is derived from servant server error handling implementation.
 
@@ -15,27 +15,20 @@
 build-type:          Simple
 extra-doc-files:     README.md
                    , CHANGELOG.md
-tested-with:         GHC == 8.6.4
+tested-with:         GHC == 8.2.2
+                   , GHC == 8.4.4
+                   , GHC == 8.6.5
 
+
 source-repository head
   type:                git
   location:            https://github.com/epicallan/servant-errors.git
-library
-  hs-source-dirs:      src
-  exposed-modules:     Network.Wai.Middleware.Servant.Errors
 
-  build-depends:       base ^>= 4.12
-                     , aeson ^>= 1.3
-                     , bytestring ^>= 0.10.8.2
-                     , http-types ^>= 0.12
-                     , http-api-data ^>= 0.3
-                     , http-media ^>= 0.7
-                     , scientific ^>= 0.3
-                     , servant ^>= 0.14
-                     , string-conversions ^>= 0.4
-                     , text ^>= 1.2
-                     , unordered-containers ^>= 0.2
-                     , wai ^>= 3.2
+common common-options
+  build-depends:       base  >= 4.10.0.0 && < 4.13
+                     , aeson >= 1.3
+                     , text  >= 1.2
+                     , wai   >= 3.2
 
   ghc-options:         -Wall
                        -Wincomplete-uni-patterns
@@ -44,21 +37,30 @@
                        -Widentities
                        -Wredundant-constraints
                        -fhide-source-paths
+                       -freverse-errors
                        -Wpartial-fields
-
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
+library
+  import:              common-options
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Network.Wai.Middleware.Servant.Errors
+  build-depends:       bytestring >= 0.10.8.2
+                     , http-types >= 0.12
+                     , http-api-data >= 0.3
+                     , http-media >= 0.7
+                     , scientific >= 0.3
+                     , servant >= 0.13
+                     , string-conversions >= 0.4
+                     , unordered-containers >= 0.2
+
 test-suite readme
-  build-depends:       base
-                     , aeson ^>= 1.3
-                     , text ^>= 1.2
-                     , servant-errors
-                     , servant-server ^>= 0.14
-                     , wai ^>= 3.2
-                     , warp ^>= 3.2.26
+  import:              common-options
+  build-depends:       servant-errors
+                     , servant-server >= 0.13
+                     , warp >= 3.2.26
 
   main-is:             README.lhs
   type:                exitcode-stdio-1.0
-  default-language:    Haskell2010
-  ghc-options:         -pgmL markdown-unlit -Wall
+  ghc-options:         -pgmL markdown-unlit
   build-tool-depends:  markdown-unlit:markdown-unlit
diff --git a/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/Servant/Errors.hs b/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/Servant/Errors.hs
--- a/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/Servant/Errors.hs
+++ b/src/Network/Wai/Middleware/Servant/Errors.hs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 import Data.IORef (modifyIORef', newIORef, readIORef)
 import Data.Kind (Type)
 import Data.List (find)
+import Data.Monoid ((<>))
 import Data.Proxy (Proxy (..))
 import Data.Scientific (Scientific)
 import Data.String.Conversions (cs)