--- a/binary-parsers.cabal
+++ b/binary-parsers.cabal
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
     build-depends:      base == 4.*
                     ,   bytestring == 0.10.*
-                    ,   binary == 0.8.*
+                    ,   binary >= 0.7 && < 0.9
                     ,   bytestring-lexing == 0.5.*
                     ,   scientific > 0.3
 
