diff --git a/time.cabal b/time.cabal
index 0335d521fd7a46203bde8f6f929f5e4cc67560e2..873a06ab426d6cb105004f51a55b0029b2386f27 100644
--- a/time.cabal
+++ b/time.cabal
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ synopsis:       A time library
 description:    A time library
 category:       System
 build-type:     Configure
-cabal-version:  >=1.16
+cabal-version:  >=1.14
 x-follows-version-policy:
 
 extra-source-files:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ source-repository head
 
 library
     build-depends: 
-        base >= 4,
+        base >= 4 && < 5,
         deepseq >= 1.1,
         old-locale
     ghc-options: -Wall