diff --git a/haskell-language-server.cabal b/haskell-language-server.cabal
index ec397952cb..f4066dca94 100644
--- a/haskell-language-server.cabal
+++ b/haskell-language-server.cabal
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ library hls-cabal-plugin
     , transformers
     , unordered-containers  >=0.2.10.0
     , containers
-    , cabal-add
+    , cabal-add             ^>=0.1
     , process
     , aeson
     , Cabal