diff --git a/shelly.cabal b/shelly.cabal
--- a/shelly.cabal
+++ b/shelly.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:       shelly
 
-Version:     1.6.2
+Version:     1.6.2.1
 Synopsis:    shell-like (systems) programming in Haskell
 
 Description: Shelly provides convenient systems programming in Haskell,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     lifted-base,
     lifted-async,
     enclosed-exceptions,
-    exceptions                == 0.6.*
+    exceptions
 
   extensions:
     CPP