diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 tellbot CHANGELOG
 =================
 
+### 0.5
+
+- dependencies updated.
+
 ### 0.4.0.3
 
 - bug fix; tells undeletion has been fixed (sorry for bugging, Den!).
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import System.IO
 
 version :: Version
-version = Version [0,4,0,3] ["Boorey"]
+version = Version [0,4,0,4] ["Boorey"]
 
 type Failable   = EitherT String Identity
 type FailableIO = EitherT String IO
diff --git a/tellbot.cabal b/tellbot.cabal
--- a/tellbot.cabal
+++ b/tellbot.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                tellbot
-version:             0.4.0.3
+version:             0.4.0.4
 synopsis:            IRC tellbot
 description:         An IRC bot that can be used to create queuing message.
                      It also offers a simple administration IRC bot interface.
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
   default-extensions:  FlexibleInstances
 
   build-depends:       base         >= 4.5 && < 4.8
-                     , network      == 2.4.*
-                     , errors       == 1.4.*
-                     , mtl          == 2.1.*
-                     , transformers == 0.3.*
-                     , split        == 0.2.*
-                     , containers   >= 0.4
-                     , bifunctors   == 4.1.*
-                     , time         == 1.4.*
+                     , network      >= 2.4 && < 2.7
+                     , errors       >= 1.4 && < 1.5
+                     , mtl          >= 2.1 && < 2.3
+                     , transformers >= 0.3 && < 0.5
+                     , split        >= 0.2 && < 0.3
+                     , containers   >= 0.4 && < 0.6
+                     , bifunctors   >= 4.1 && < 4.3
+                     , time         >= 1.4 && < 1.6
 
   hs-source-dirs:      src