diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 57b603eff..95df5df30 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ setversion: $(VERSIONSENSITIVEFILES) #$(call def-help,setversion, update version
 #	hpack --silent $(dir $*) 
 #
 gencabal: $(call def-help,gencabal, regenerate cabal files from package.yaml files with stack )
-	$(STACK) build --dry-run --silent
+	$(STACK) build --dry-run --silent --stack-yaml stack-ghc8.2.yaml
 
 # updatecabal: gencabal $(call def-help,updatecabal, regenerate cabal files and commit )
 # 	@read -p "please review changes then press enter to commit $(shell ls */*.cabal)"