diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
+1.7.2
+=====
+
+* Permit `text-1.2.4.1`.
+* [#233](https://github.com/serokell/universum/issues/223):
+  Add `someNE`.
+
 1.7.1
 =====
 
 * [#230](https://github.com/serokell/universum/issues/230):
-  Add `hoistMaybe` and `hoistEither` functions 
+  Add `hoistMaybe` and `hoistEither` functions
   similar to [relude](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/relude-0.7.0.0/docs/Relude-Monad-Trans.html#v:hoistMaybe)
 
 1.7.0
diff --git a/src/Universum/Applicative.hs b/src/Universum/Applicative.hs
--- a/src/Universum/Applicative.hs
+++ b/src/Universum/Applicative.hs
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 module Universum.Applicative
        ( module Control.Applicative
        , pass
+       , someNE
        ) where
 
 import Control.Applicative (Alternative (..), Applicative (..), Const (..), ZipList (..), liftA2,
                             liftA3, optional, (<**>))
+import Data.Functor (fmap)
+import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as NE
 
 -- $setup
 -- >>> import Universum.Monad (Maybe)
@@ -21,6 +24,11 @@
 -- Just ()
 pass :: Applicative f => f ()
 pass = pure ()
+
+-- | Similar to 'some', but reflects in types that a non-empty list
+-- is returned.
+someNE :: Alternative f => f a -> f (NE.NonEmpty a)
+someNE x = fmap NE.fromList (some x)
 
 {-
 orAlt :: (Alternative f, Monoid a) => f a -> f a
diff --git a/universum.cabal b/universum.cabal
--- a/universum.cabal
+++ b/universum.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       2.2
 name:                universum
-version:             1.7.1
+version:             1.7.2
 synopsis:            Custom prelude used in Serokell
 description:         See README.md file for more details.
 homepage:            https://github.com/serokell/universum
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                      , stm
                      -- Make sure that "toString-toText-rewritting" note
                      -- is still valid when bumping this constraint.
-                     , text >= 1.0.0.0 && <= 1.2.4.0
+                     , text >= 1.0.0.0 && <= 1.2.4.1
                      , transformers
                      , unordered-containers
                      , utf8-string