diff --git a/hpc-bin.cabal b/hpc-bin.cabal
index c9afba58f11f88f0f0b86920ef6a59869c745ec8..133ea5fb350663f976082c0dd80fa2c4f05c2887 100644
--- a/hpc-bin.cabal
+++ b/hpc-bin.cabal
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Executable hpc
         Build-Depends: base       < 3
 
     if flag(base3) || flag(base4)
-        Build-Depends: directory  >= 1   && < 1.2,
+        Build-Depends: directory  >= 1   && < 1.3,
                        containers >= 0.1 && < 0.6,
                        array      >= 0.1 && < 0.5
     Build-Depends: haskell98, hpc