diff --git a/file-embed.cabal b/file-embed.cabal
index d52706f..7d1c650 100644
--- a/file-embed.cabal
+++ b/file-embed.cabal
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ description:     Use Template Haskell to read a file or all the files in a
                  embedded in your Haskell code.
 category:        Data
 stability:       Stable
-cabal-version:   >= 1.8
+cabal-version:   >= 1.10
 build-type:      Simple
 homepage:        https://github.com/snoyberg/file-embed
 extra-source-files: test/main.hs, test/sample/foo, test/sample/bar/baz,