diff --git a/Yesod/Helpers/Static.hs b/Yesod/Helpers/Static.hs
--- a/Yesod/Helpers/Static.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Helpers/Static.hs
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Base64
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as S8
 import qualified Data.Serialize
+import Data.Text (Text, pack)
+import Data.Monoid (mempty)
 
 import Network.Wai.Application.Static
     ( defaultMimeTypeByExt, StaticSettings (..), staticAppPieces
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@
 -- would generate a url such as 'http://site.com/static/thumb001.jpg?foo=5&bar=choc'
 -- The StaticRoute constructor can be used when url's cannot be statically generated at compile-time.
 -- E.g. When generating image galleries.
-data StaticRoute = StaticRoute [String] [(String, String)]
+data StaticRoute = StaticRoute [Text] [(Text, Text)]
     deriving (Eq, Show, Read)
 
 type instance Route Static = StaticRoute
@@ -161,10 +163,11 @@
                               | isUpper x = toLower x : xs
                               | otherwise = str
         let name = mkName $ intercalate "_" $ map (adjust . map replace') f
-        f' <- lift f
+        f' <- [|map pack $(lift f)|]
         let sr = ConE $ mkName "StaticRoute"
         hash <- qRunIO $ fmap base64md5 $ L.readFile $ fp ++ '/' : intercalate "/" f
-        let qs = ListE [TupE [LitE $ StringL hash, ListE []]]
+        pack' <- [|pack|]
+        qs <- [|[(pack $(lift hash), mempty)]|]
         return
             [ SigD name $ ConT ''Route `AppT` ConT ''Static
             , FunD name
diff --git a/yesod-static.cabal b/yesod-static.cabal
--- a/yesod-static.cabal
+++ b/yesod-static.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            yesod-static
-version:         0.0.0.1
+version:         0.1.0
 license:         BSD3
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 stability:       Stable
 cabal-version:   >= 1.6
 build-type:      Simple
-homepage:        http://docs.yesodweb.com/
+homepage:        http://www.yesodweb.com/
 
 flag test
   description: Build the executable to run unit tests
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@
 
 library
     build-depends:   base                      >= 4        && < 5
-                   , yesod-core                >= 0.7      && < 0.8
+                   , yesod-core                >= 0.8      && < 0.9
                    , base64-bytestring         >= 0.1.0.1  && < 0.2
                    , pureMD5                   >= 2.1.0.3  && < 2.2
                    , cereal                    >= 0.3      && < 0.4
                    , bytestring                >= 0.9      && < 0.10
-                   , web-routes                >= 0.23     && < 0.24
                    , template-haskell
                    , directory                 >= 1.0      && < 1.2
                    , transformers              >= 0.2      && < 0.3
-                   , wai-app-static            >= 0.0.1    && < 0.1
+                   , wai-app-static            >= 0.1      && < 0.2
+                   , text                      >= 0.5      && < 1.0
     exposed-modules: Yesod.Helpers.Static
     ghc-options:     -Wall