diff --git a/pandoc-builder-monadic.cabal b/pandoc-builder-monadic.cabal
index d5b1a0a..7c279a9 100644
--- a/pandoc-builder-monadic.cabal
+++ b/pandoc-builder-monadic.cabal
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ library
                     , Text.Pandoc.Builder.Monadic.Verbatim
                     , Text.Pandoc.Builder.Monadic.Utils
                     , Text.Pandoc.Builder.Monadic.Internal
-    build-depends:    base >=4.9.2.0 && < 5
+    build-depends:    base >=4.9.0.0 && < 5
                     , containers
                     , dlist ^>= 1.0
                     , mtl