diff --git a/template.cabal b/template.cabal
--- a/template.cabal
+++ b/template.cabal
@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
-Name:                template
-Version:             0.1
-Description:         Simple string substitution library that supports
-                     \"$\"-based substitution.  Meant to be used when
-                     Text.Printf or string concatenation would lead to
-                     code that is hard to read but when a full blown
-                     templating system might be overkill.
-Synopsis:            Simple string substitution
-Category:            Text
-License:             BSD3
-License-file:        LICENSE
-Author:              Johan Tibell
-Maintainer:          johan.tibell@gmail.com
-Build-Depends:       base, mtl
-Exposed-modules:     Text.Template
-ghc-options:         -Wall -O2 -funbox-strict-fields
+name:               template
+version:            0.1.1.1
+description:        Simple string substitution library that supports
+                    \"$\"-based substitution.  Meant to be used when
+                    Text.Printf or string concatenation would lead to
+                    code that is hard to read but when a full blown
+                    templating system might be overkill.
+synopsis:           Simple string substitution
+category:           Text
+license:            BSD3
+license-file:       LICENSE
+author:             Johan Tibell
+maintainer:         johan.tibell@gmail.com
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >= 1.2
+
+flag split-base
+  description: Chooce the new smaller, split-up base package.
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:  Text.Template
+
+  if flag(split-base)
+    build-depends:  base >= 3, bytestring, containers
+  else
+    build-depends:  base < 3
+  build-depends:    mtl
+
+  ghc-options:      -funbox-strict-fields -Wall