diff --git a/haskell98.cabal b/haskell98.cabal
index 5b982dd163574add339d1c9ede48e1954335227d..be8006120534e014bf3e186738482aacf1981bc1 100644
--- a/haskell98.cabal
+++ b/haskell98.cabal
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description:
 	the base package.
 homepage:	http://www.haskell.org/definition/
 build-type:     Simple
-Cabal-Version: >= 1.2
+Cabal-Version: >= 1.6
 
 Library
     build-depends:	base, directory, random, old-time, old-locale, process, array