diff --git a/snap-core.cabal b/snap-core.cabal
--- a/snap-core.cabal
+++ b/snap-core.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           snap-core
-version:        0.9.5.0
+version:        0.9.6.0
 synopsis:       Snap: A Haskell Web Framework (core interfaces and types)
 
 description:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
 
   build-depends:
-    attoparsec                >= 0.10    && < 0.11,
+    attoparsec                >= 0.10    && < 0.12,
     attoparsec-enumerator     >= 0.3     && < 0.4,
     base                      >= 4       && < 5,
     blaze-builder             >= 0.2.1.4 && < 0.4,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     mtl                       >= 2.0     && < 2.2,
     random                    >= 1       && < 2,
     regex-posix               >= 0.95    && < 1,
-    text                      >= 0.11    && < 0.12,
+    text                      >= 0.11    && < 1.2,
     time                      >= 1.0     && < 1.5,
     unix-compat               >= 0.2     && < 0.5,
     unordered-containers      >= 0.1.4.3 && < 0.3,
diff --git a/test/snap-core-testsuite.cabal b/test/snap-core-testsuite.cabal
--- a/test/snap-core-testsuite.cabal
+++ b/test/snap-core-testsuite.cabal
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
   build-depends:
     QuickCheck                 >= 2.3.0.2  && <3,
-    attoparsec                 >= 0.10     && <0.11,
+    attoparsec                 >= 0.10     && <0.12,
     attoparsec-enumerator      >= 0.3,
     base                       >= 4        && <5,
     blaze-builder              >= 0.2.1.4  && <0.4,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     test-framework             >= 0.6      && <0.7,
     test-framework-hunit       >= 0.2.7    && <0.3,
     test-framework-quickcheck2 >= 0.2.12.1 && <0.3,
-    text                       >= 0.11     && <0.12,
+    text                       >= 0.11     && <1.2,
     time,
     transformers,
     unix-compat                >= 0.2      && <0.5,