diff --git a/xml-conduit.cabal b/xml-conduit.cabal
--- a/xml-conduit.cabal
+++ b/xml-conduit.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            xml-conduit
-version:         1.1.0.8
+version:         1.1.0.9
 license:         BSD3
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michaels@suite-sol.com>, Aristid Breitkreuz <aristidb@googlemail.com>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                    , attoparsec-conduit        >= 1.0
                    , blaze-builder-conduit     >= 1.0
                    , bytestring                >= 0.9
-                   , text                      >= 0.7      && < 0.12
+                   , text                      >= 0.7
                    , containers                >= 0.2
                    , xml-types                 >= 0.3.4    && < 0.4
                    , attoparsec                >= 0.10