diff --git a/shakespeare-text.cabal b/shakespeare-text.cabal
--- a/shakespeare-text.cabal
+++ b/shakespeare-text.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            shakespeare-text
-version:         1.0.0.9
+version:         1.0.0.10
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Greg Weber <greg@gregweber.info>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     build-depends:   base             >= 4       && < 5
                    , shakespeare      >= 1.0     && < 1.3
                    , template-haskell
-                   , text             >= 0.7     && < 0.12
+                   , text             >= 0.7
 
     exposed-modules: Text.Shakespeare.Text
     ghc-options:     -Wall
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                  , base             >= 4       && < 5
                  , HUnit
                  , hspec            >= 1.3
-                 , text             >= 0.7     && < 0.12
+                 , text             >= 0.7
 
     if impl(ghc >= 7.4)
        cpp-options: -DGHC_7_4