diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index a11a1bb63..6fd208e2d 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ library
                  tagsoup >= 0.14.6 && < 0.15,
                  base64-bytestring >= 0.1 && < 1.1,
                  zlib >= 0.5 && < 0.7,
-                 skylighting >= 0.5.1 && < 0.7,
+                 skylighting >= 0.5.1 && < 0.8,
                  data-default >= 0.4 && < 0.8,
                  temporary >= 1.1 && < 1.3,
                  blaze-html >= 0.9 && < 0.10,