diff --git a/tests/tests/text-tests.cabal b/tests/tests/text-tests.cabal
--- a/tests/tests/text-tests.cabal
+++ b/tests/tests/text-tests.cabal
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     text-tests,
     base                       >= 4   && < 5,
     bytestring                 >= 0.9 && < 0.10,
-    deepseq                    >= 1.1 && < 1.2,
+    deepseq                    >= 1.1,
     directory                  >= 1.1 && < 1.2,
     random                     >= 1.0 && < 1.1,
     QuickCheck                 >= 2.4 && < 2.5,
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@
     array,
     base        >= 4   && < 5,
     bytestring  >= 0.9 && < 1.0,
-    deepseq     >= 1.1 && < 1.2,
+    deepseq     >= 1.1,
     integer-gmp >= 0.2 && < 0.3,
     ghc-prim    >= 0.2 && < 0.3
diff --git a/text.cabal b/text.cabal
--- a/text.cabal
+++ b/text.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           text
-version:        0.11.1.7
+version:        0.11.1.8
 homepage:       https://github.com/bos/text
 bug-reports:    https://github.com/bos/text/issues
 synopsis:       An efficient packed Unicode text type.
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
   build-depends:
     base                       >= 4   && < 5,
     bytestring                 >= 0.9 && < 0.10,
-    deepseq                    >= 1.1 && < 1.2,
+    deepseq                    >= 1.1,
     directory                  >= 1.0 && < 1.2,
     random                     >= 1.0 && < 1.1,
     QuickCheck                 >= 2.4 && < 2.5,