diff --git a/zifter.cabal b/zifter.cabal
--- a/zifter.cabal
+++ b/zifter.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 79144ce70fe7248e15a06ec509da364a7ea3ee95256e1c8067b449dc3fbad991
+-- hash: 2edf9193ad19920f1d0cffc368aef0e3f4039657adb5e1db8d7c36aa95c9653d
 
 name:           zifter
-version:        0.0.1.7
+version:        0.0.1.8
 synopsis:       zifter
 description:    zifter
 category:       Zift
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
     , process
     , safe
     , stm
-    , validity >=0.3 && <0.6
-    , validity-path >=0.1 && <0.4
+    , validity >=0.3
+    , validity-path >=0.1
   exposed-modules:
       Zifter
       Zifter.OptParse
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
     , base >=4.9 && <=5
     , colour >=2.3 && <2.4
     , directory
-    , genvalidity >=0.3 && <0.5
-    , genvalidity-hspec >=0.3 && <0.6
-    , genvalidity-path >=0.1 && <0.3
+    , genvalidity >=0.3
+    , genvalidity-hspec >=0.3
+    , genvalidity-path >=0.1
     , hspec
     , path
     , path-io