diff --git a/Data/Text/Binary.hs b/Data/Text/Binary.hs
--- a/Data/Text/Binary.hs
+++ b/Data/Text/Binary.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-orphans #-}
 
 module Data.Text.Binary where
 
+#if !(MIN_VERSION_text(1,2,1))
 import Control.Applicative ((<$>))
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified Data.Text.Encoding as T
@@ -16,3 +18,4 @@
 instance Binary L.Text where
     put = put . L.encodeUtf8
     get = L.decodeUtf8 <$> get
+#endif
diff --git a/text-binary.cabal b/text-binary.cabal
--- a/text-binary.cabal
+++ b/text-binary.cabal
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 name:               text-binary
-version:            0.1.0
+version:            0.2.0
 synopsis:           Binary instances for text types
-description:	
-    The library provides binary instances for strict and lazy text types.
+description:
+    A compatibility layer providing Binary instances for strict
+    and lazy text types for versions older than 1.2.1 of
+    <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/text>.
 license:            BSD3
 license-file:       LICENSE
 cabal-version:      >= 1.6