diff --git a/yesod-websockets/ChangeLog.md b/yesod-websockets/ChangeLog.md
index babc6cdd..110b0f3f 100644
--- a/yesod-websockets/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/yesod-websockets/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 0.3.0.3
+* Removed the use of the deprecated forkPingThread and replaced it with the recommended withPingThread. [#1700](https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod/pull/1700)
+
 ## 0.3.0.2
 
 * `sendClose` and `sendPing` correctly find the `Connection` from `WebSocketsT`
diff --git a/yesod-websockets/Yesod/WebSockets.hs b/yesod-websockets/Yesod/WebSockets.hs
index 8512b0ba..94eede27 100644
--- a/yesod-websockets/Yesod/WebSockets.hs
+++ b/yesod-websockets/Yesod/WebSockets.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts      #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
 module Yesod.WebSockets
@@ -117,8 +118,14 @@ webSocketsOptionsWith wsConnOpts buildAr inner = do
                     rhead
                     (\pconn -> do
                         conn <- WS.acceptRequestWith pconn ar
+                        let app = runInIO $ runReaderT inner conn
+#if MIN_VERSION_websockets(0,12,6)
+                        WS.withPingThread conn 30 (pure ()) $ app
+#else
                         WS.forkPingThread conn 30
-                        runInIO $ runReaderT inner conn)
+                        app
+#endif
+                    )
                     src
                     sink
 
diff --git a/yesod-websockets/yesod-websockets.cabal b/yesod-websockets/yesod-websockets.cabal
index eafe5bc6..8d0d9da7 100644
--- a/yesod-websockets/yesod-websockets.cabal
+++ b/yesod-websockets/yesod-websockets.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                yesod-websockets
-version:             0.3.0.2
+version:             0.3.0.3
 synopsis:            WebSockets support for Yesod
 homepage:            https://github.com/yesodweb/yesod
 license:             MIT