diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+#### 0.8.2.2
+
+_2025-04-11, Andreas Abel_
+
+- Drop `libxml` dependency in testsuite
+- Tested building with GHC 8.0 - 9.12.2
+
 #### 0.8.2.1
 
 _2025-02-26, Andreas Abel_
diff --git a/test-framework.cabal b/test-framework.cabal
--- a/test-framework.cabal
+++ b/test-framework.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Cabal-Version:       1.18
 Name:                test-framework
-Version:             0.8.2.1
+Version:             0.8.2.2
 Category:            Testing
 Synopsis:            Framework for running and organising tests, with HUnit and QuickCheck support
 Description:         Allows tests such as QuickCheck properties and HUnit test cases to be assembled into test groups, run in
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 Build-Type:          Simple
 
 Tested-With:
-  GHC == 9.12.1
+  GHC == 9.12.2
   GHC == 9.10.1
   GHC == 9.8.4
-  GHC == 9.6.6
+  GHC == 9.6.7
   GHC == 9.4.8
   GHC == 9.2.8
   GHC == 9.0.2
@@ -59,16 +59,17 @@
                                 Test.Framework.Runners.XML
                                 Test.Framework.Utilities
 
-        Build-Depends:          base           >= 4.9    && < 5
-                              , ansi-terminal  >= 0.4.0  && < 1.2
-                              , ansi-wl-pprint >= 0.6.7  && < 1.1
-                              , random         >= 1.1    && < 1.4
-                              , containers     >= 0.1    && < 0.8
-                              , regex-posix    >= 0.72   && < 0.97
-                              , old-locale     >= 1.0    && < 1.1
-                              , time           >= 1.6    && < 1.15
-                              , xml            >= 1.3.5  && < 1.4
-                              , hostname       >= 1.0    && < 1.1
+        -- Lower bounds picked from LTS-7.24 (GHC 8.0.1)
+        Build-Depends:          base           >= 4.9      && < 5
+                              , ansi-terminal  >= 0.6.3    && < 1.2
+                              , ansi-wl-pprint >= 0.6.7    && < 1.1
+                              , random         >= 1.1      && < 1.4
+                              , containers     >= 0.5.7    && < 1
+                              , regex-posix    >= 0.95.2   && < 0.97
+                              , old-locale     >= 1.0      && < 1.1
+                              , time           >= 1.6      && < 1.15
+                              , xml            >= 1.3.14   && < 1.4
+                              , hostname       >= 1.0      && < 1.1
 
         Default-Language:       Haskell2010
         Default-Extensions:     CPP
@@ -108,25 +109,21 @@
         Main-Is:                Tests.hs
         Type:                   exitcode-stdio-1.0
 
-        -- Doe to libxml dependency, the testsuite is not buildable on e.g. MacOS
-        -- Buildable:              False
-
+        -- Lower bounds from LTS-9.21 (GHC 8.0.2)
         Build-Depends:          HUnit          >= 1.5.0.0
                               , QuickCheck     >= 2.9.2   && < 2.16
                               , base           >= 4.9     && < 5
                               , random         >= 1.1
-                              , containers     >= 0.1
-                              , ansi-terminal  >= 0.4.0
+                              , containers     >= 0.5.7
+                              , ansi-terminal  >= 0.6.3
                               , ansi-wl-pprint >= 0.6.7
-                              , regex-posix    >= 0.72
+                              , regex-posix    >= 0.95.2
                               , old-locale     >= 1.0
                               , time           >= 1.6
-                              , xml            >= 1.3.5
+                              , xml            >= 1.3.14
                               , hostname       >= 1.0
-                              , libxml         >= 0.1.1
-                              , bytestring     >= 0.9
+                              , bytestring     >= 0.10.8
                               , semigroups     >= 0.18
-                              , utf8-string    >= 1.0.1.1 && <1.1
 
         Default-Language:       Haskell2010
         Default-Extensions:     CPP
diff --git a/test/Test/Framework/Tests/Runners/XMLTests.hs b/test/Test/Framework/Tests/Runners/XMLTests.hs
--- a/test/Test/Framework/Tests/Runners/XMLTests.hs
+++ b/test/Test/Framework/Tests/Runners/XMLTests.hs
@@ -8,19 +8,14 @@
 
 import Test.HUnit.Base               ( Test(..), (@?=) )
 import Test.QuickCheck               ( Arbitrary, sized, Gen, oneof, listOf, arbitrary )
-import Test.QuickCheck.Property as P ( Property )
+import qualified Test.QuickCheck.Property as QC ( Property, property )
 
 import Control.Monad ( ap, liftM2, liftM3 )
 
 import Data.Maybe ( isJust )
 
-import qualified Data.ByteString.UTF8 as UTF8
-
-import qualified Text.XML.Light as XML         ( findAttr, unqual )
-import qualified Text.XML.LibXML.Parser as XML ( parseMemory_ )
-import qualified Text.XML.LibXML.Types as XML  ( Document )
-
-import Test.QuickCheck.Property as P (morallyDubiousIOProperty)
+import qualified Text.XML.Light as XML         ( Element, findAttr, unqual )
+import qualified Text.XML.Light.Input as XML   ( parseXMLDoc )
 
 -- | `Arbitrary` instance for `TestResult` generation.
 instance Arbitrary FinishedTest where
@@ -89,11 +84,11 @@
 
 -- | Generate random `RunDescriptions`, serialize to (flat) XML strings, then check that they are XML
 -- TODO: check them against the JUnit schema
-property :: RunDescription -> P.Property
-property = morallyDubiousIOProperty . fmap isJust . parseSerialize
+property :: RunDescription -> QC.Property
+property = QC.property . isJust . parseSerialize
 
-parseSerialize :: RunDescription -> IO (Maybe XML.Document)
-parseSerialize = XML.parseMemory_ . UTF8.fromString . serialize False
+parseSerialize :: RunDescription -> Maybe XML.Element
+parseSerialize = XML.parseXMLDoc . serialize False
 
 -- | Verify that the group names are properly prepended to sub-tests.
 test :: Test