diff --git a/servant.cabal b/servant.cabal
--- a/servant.cabal
+++ b/servant.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                servant
-version:             0.4.4.6
+version:             0.4.4.7
 synopsis:            A family of combinators for defining webservices APIs
 description:
   A family of combinators for defining webservices APIs and serving them
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     Servant.Common.Text
     Servant.Utils.Links
   build-depends:
-      base >=4.7 && <5
+      base >=4.7 && <4.9
     , aeson >= 0.7
     , attoparsec >= 0.12
     , bytestring == 0.10.*