@@ -493,6 +493,10 @@ defaultStablePackages ghcVer requireHP = unPackageMap $ execWriter $ do
493493
494494 -- https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/269
495495 addRange "Michael Snoyman" "tasty-hunit" "< 0.9"
496+
497+ -- https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/271
498+ when (ghcVer < GhcMajorVersion 7 8) $
499+ addRange "Michael Snoyman" "aeson" "< 0.8"
496500 where
497501 add maintainer package = addRange maintainer package "-any"
498502 addRange maintainer package range =