diff --git a/socket.cabal b/socket.cabal
index efde3a6..df00f81 100644
--- a/socket.cabal
+++ b/socket.cabal
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ library
                      , System.Socket.Internal.AddressInfo
                      , System.Socket.Internal.Platform
   build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
-                     , bytestring < 0.11
+                     , bytestring < 0.12
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   build-tools:         hsc2hs
   default-language:    Haskell2010