diff --git a/shakespeare-i18n.cabal b/shakespeare-i18n.cabal
--- a/shakespeare-i18n.cabal
+++ b/shakespeare-i18n.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            shakespeare-i18n
-version:         1.0.0.4
+version:         1.0.0.5
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     build-depends:   base             >= 4       && < 5
                    , shakespeare      >= 1.0     && < 1.3
                    , template-haskell
-                   , text             >= 0.7     && < 0.12
+                   , text             >= 0.7
                    , parsec
                    , bytestring
                    , directory