diff --git a/directory.cabal b/directory.cabal
index 4b0ca6c6a6b4fb2c91355533fe9613dbd0e71d26..fa7bbda9303ef727dbc805860623ef28cef2cf9e 100644
--- a/directory.cabal
+++ b/directory.cabal
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Library
     include-dirs: .
 
     build-depends:
-        base     >= 4.5 && < 4.16,
+        base     >= 4.5 && < 4.17,
         time     >= 1.4 && < 1.11,
         filepath >= 1.3 && < 1.5
     if os(windows)