diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index 9a328cf97..f6445bbca 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ benchmark benchmark-pandoc
                    time, bytestring, containers,
                    base >= 4.2 && < 5,
                    text >= 0.11 && < 1.3,
-                   criterion >= 1.0 && < 1.5
+                   criterion >= 1.0 && < 1.6
   if impl(ghc < 8.0)
     build-depends: semigroups == 0.18.*
   if impl(ghc < 8.4)