diff --git a/Data/Void.hs b/Data/Void.hs
--- a/Data/Void.hs
+++ b/Data/Void.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- |
 -- Module      :  Data.Void
@@ -12,8 +13,23 @@
 module Data.Void (Void, absurd) where
 
 import Data.Semigroup (Semigroup(..))
+import Data.Ix
+#ifdef GLASGOW_HASKELL > 610
+import Data.Data
+import Data.Typeable
+#endif
 
-newtype Void = Void Void deriving (Eq,Ord,Show,Read)
+#ifdef GLASGOW_HASKELL < 700
+data Void = Void !Void 
+#else
+newtype Void = Void Void
+#endif
+  deriving 
+  ( Eq, Ord, Show, Read
+#ifdef GLASGOW_HASKELL > 610
+  , Data, Typeable
+#endif
+  )
 
 -- | Since Void values are logically uninhabited, this witnesses the logical
 -- reasoning tool of 'ex falso quodlibet'.
@@ -22,3 +38,9 @@
 
 instance Semigroup Void where
   a <> _ = a
+
+instance Ix Void where
+  range _ = []
+  index _ = absurd
+  inRange _ = absurd
+  rangeSize _ = 0 
diff --git a/void.cabal b/void.cabal
--- a/void.cabal
+++ b/void.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:          void
 category:      Data Structures
-version:       0.5.1
+version:       0.5.2
 license:       BSD3
 cabal-version: >= 1.6
 license-file:  LICENSE