diff --git a/brick.cabal b/brick.cabal
index 6a39203..09bcdd5 100644
--- a/brick.cabal
+++ b/brick.cabal
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ library
     Brick.Types.Internal
     Brick.Widgets.Internal
 
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base <= 4.10,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        transformers,
                        data-clist >= 0.1,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ executable brick-dialog-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             DialogDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ executable brick-mouse-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             MouseDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ executable brick-layer-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             LayerDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ executable brick-suspend-resume-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             SuspendAndResumeDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ executable brick-padding-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             PaddingDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ executable brick-theme-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             ThemeDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ executable brick-attr-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             AttrDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ executable brick-markup-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             MarkupDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ executable brick-list-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             ListDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ executable brick-list-vi-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             ListViDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ executable brick-custom-event-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             CustomEventDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ executable brick-fill-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             FillDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ executable brick-hello-world-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             HelloWorldDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ executable brick-edit-demo
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -O3
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             EditDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ executable brick-border-demo
   default-extensions:  CPP
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             BorderDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ executable brick-progressbar-demo
   default-extensions:  CPP
   default-language:    Haskell2010
   main-is:             ProgressBarDemo.hs
-  build-depends:       base <= 5,
+  build-depends:       base,
                        brick,
                        vty >= 5.18.1,
                        text,