diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.1.2
+
+* http-client 0.5
+
 # 0.1.1.1
 
 * Only print warning on missing files if index has JSON files
diff --git a/Stackage/Install.hs b/Stackage/Install.hs
--- a/Stackage/Install.hs
+++ b/Stackage/Install.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP                #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings  #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ViewPatterns       #-}
@@ -43,10 +44,18 @@
 import           Data.Text.Encoding       (encodeUtf8)
 import           Data.Typeable            (Typeable)
 import           Data.Word                (Word64)
-import           Network.HTTP.Client      (Manager, brRead, checkStatus,
+import           Network.HTTP.Client      (Manager, brRead,
                                            managerResponseTimeout, newManager,
-                                           parseUrl, responseBody,
-                                           responseStatus, withResponse)
+                                           responseBody,
+                                           responseStatus, withResponse
+#if MIN_VERSION_http_client(0,5,0)
+                                           , parseRequest
+                                           , responseTimeoutMicro
+#else
+                                           , parseUrl
+                                           , checkStatus
+#endif
+                                           )
 import           Network.HTTP.Client.TLS  (tlsManagerSettings)
 import           Network.HTTP.Types       (statusCode)
 import           System.Directory         (createDirectoryIfMissing,
@@ -101,7 +110,13 @@
 defaultSettings :: Settings
 defaultSettings = Settings
     { _getManager = newManager tlsManagerSettings
-        { managerResponseTimeout = Just 90000000
+        { managerResponseTimeout =
+#if MIN_VERSION_http_client(0,5,0)
+            responseTimeoutMicro
+#else
+            Just
+#endif
+            90000000
         }
     , _cabalCommand = "cabal"
     , _downloadPrefix = "https://s3.amazonaws.com/hackage.fpcomplete.com/package/"
@@ -253,6 +268,9 @@
                             , packageSize p
                             )
             createDirectoryIfMissing True $ takeDirectory fp
+#if MIN_VERSION_http_client(0,5,0)
+            req' <- parseRequest url
+#else
             req <- parseUrl url
             let req' = req
                     { checkStatus = \s x y ->
@@ -261,6 +279,7 @@
                             then Nothing
                             else checkStatus req s x y
                     }
+#endif
             withResponse req' man $ \res -> if statusCode (responseStatus res) == 200
                 then do
                     let tmp = fp <.> "tmp"
diff --git a/stackage-install.cabal b/stackage-install.cabal
--- a/stackage-install.cabal
+++ b/stackage-install.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                stackage-install
-version:             0.1.1.1
+version:             0.1.2
 synopsis:            Secure download of packages for cabal-install
 description:         For more information, see <https://www.stackage.org/package/stackage-install>
 homepage:            https://github.com/fpco/stackage-install