diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # ChangeLog for yesod-auth
 
+## 1.6.5
+
+* Add support for persistent 2.9 [#1516](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/pull/1516), [#1561](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/pull/1561)
+
 ## 1.6.4.1
+
 * Email: Fix forgot-password endpoint [#1537](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/pull/1537)
 
 ## 1.6.4
diff --git a/Yesod/Auth/Hardcoded.hs b/Yesod/Auth/Hardcoded.hs
--- a/Yesod/Auth/Hardcoded.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Auth/Hardcoded.hs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 'AuthId' must have an instance of 'PathPiece' class, this is needed to store
 user identifier in session (this happens in 'setCreds' and 'setCredsRedirect'
 actions) and to read that identifier from session (this happens in
-`dafaultMaybeAuthId` action).  So we have to define it:
+`defaultMaybeAuthId` action).  So we have to define it:
 
 @
 import Text.Read (readMaybe)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 @
 lookupUser :: Text -> Maybe SiteManager
-lookupUser username = find (\m -> manUserName m == username) siteManagers
+lookupUser username = find (\\m -> manUserName m == username) siteManagers
 @
 
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
 validPassword :: Text -> Text -> Bool
 validPassword u p =
-  case find (\m -> manUserName m == u && manPassWord m == p) siteManagers of
+  case find (\\m -> manUserName m == u && manPassWord m == p) siteManagers of
     Just _ -> True
     _      -> False
 @
diff --git a/yesod-auth.cabal b/yesod-auth.cabal
--- a/yesod-auth.cabal
+++ b/yesod-auth.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            yesod-auth
-version:         1.6.4.1
+version:         1.6.5
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman, Patrick Brisbin
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                    , http-types
                    , memory
                    , nonce                   >= 1.0.2     && < 1.1
-                   , persistent              >= 2.8       && < 2.9
+                   , persistent              >= 2.8       && < 2.10
                    , random                  >= 1.0.0.2
                    , safe
                    , shakespeare