diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index 6326c19c..951a3e73 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ extra-deps:
 - streaming-commons-0.1.16
 - typed-process-0.1.0.0
 - say-0.1.0.0
+- safe-exceptions-0.1.4.0
diff --git a/yesod-bin/yesod-bin.cabal b/yesod-bin/yesod-bin.cabal
index 33ac2408..a2f6e4f4 100644
--- a/yesod-bin/yesod-bin.cabal
+++ b/yesod-bin/yesod-bin.cabal
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ executable             yesod
                      , time               >= 1.1.4
                      , template-haskell
                      , directory          >= 1.2.1
-                     , Cabal              >= 1.20
+                     , Cabal              >= 1.18
                      , unix-compat        >= 0.2          && < 0.5
                      , containers         >= 0.2
                      , attoparsec         >= 0.10