--- a/gloss-rendering.cabal
+++ b/gloss-rendering.cabal
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         Graphics.Gloss.Internals.Rendering.State
 
   build-depends:       
-        base       == 4.8.*,
+        base,
         containers == 0.5.*,
         bytestring == 0.10.*,
         OpenGL     >= 2.12 && < 3.1,
