diff --git a/persistent/persistent.cabal b/persistent/persistent.cabal
index d30976467..702495826 100644
--- a/persistent/persistent.cabal
+++ b/persistent/persistent.cabal
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extra-source-files:
 library
   default-language:   Haskell2010
   build-depends:
-      aeson                 >=1.0      && <2.3
+      aeson                 >=1.0      && <2.4
     , attoparsec
     , attoparsec-aeson      >=2.1.0.0  && <2.3
     , base                  >=4.11.1.0 && <5