diff --git a/xmonad-contrib.cabal b/xmonad-contrib.cabal
index 737366202..2aa8c47f3 100644
--- a/xmonad-contrib.cabal
+++ b/xmonad-contrib.cabal
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ flag pedantic
 library
     build-depends: base >= 4.12 && < 5,
                    bytestring >= 0.10 && < 0.13,
-                   containers >= 0.5 && < 0.8,
+                   containers >= 0.5 && < 0.9,
                    directory,
                    filepath,
                    time >= 1.8 && < 1.15,