diff --git a/servant-client-core/servant-client-core.cabal b/servant-client-core/servant-client-core.cabal
index 9c99f10c..61de0ce8 100644
--- a/servant-client-core/servant-client-core.cabal
+++ b/servant-client-core/servant-client-core.cabal
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ test-suite spec
   -- Additional dependencies
   build-depends:
       deepseq    >= 1.4.2.0  && < 1.5
-    , hspec      >= 2.6.0    && < 2.8
+    , hspec      >= 2.6.0    && < 2.9
     , QuickCheck >= 2.12.6.1 && < 2.15
 
   build-tool-depends:
-    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && <2.8
+    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && <2.9
diff --git a/servant-client/servant-client.cabal b/servant-client/servant-client.cabal
index 9f6a6f64..7c350257 100644
--- a/servant-client/servant-client.cabal
+++ b/servant-client/servant-client.cabal
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test-suite spec
   -- Additional dependencies
   build-depends:
       entropy           >= 0.4.1.3  && < 0.5
-    , hspec             >= 2.6.0    && < 2.8
+    , hspec             >= 2.6.0    && < 2.9
     , HUnit             >= 1.6.0.0  && < 1.7
     , network           >= 2.8.0.0  && < 3.2
     , QuickCheck        >= 2.12.6.1 && < 2.15
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test-suite spec
     , tdigest           >= 0.2     && < 0.3
 
   build-tool-depends:
-    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && < 2.8
+    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && < 2.9
 
 test-suite readme
   type:           exitcode-stdio-1.0
diff --git a/servant-foreign/servant-foreign.cabal b/servant-foreign/servant-foreign.cabal
index 5a821369..4ce32d2d 100644
--- a/servant-foreign/servant-foreign.cabal
+++ b/servant-foreign/servant-foreign.cabal
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ test-suite spec
 
   -- Additional dependencies
   build-depends:
-    hspec >= 2.6.0 && <2.8
-
+    hspec >= 2.6.0 && <2.9
   build-tool-depends:
-    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >=2.6.0 && <2.8
+    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >=2.6.0 && <2.9
   default-language:  Haskell2010
diff --git a/servant-http-streams/servant-http-streams.cabal b/servant-http-streams/servant-http-streams.cabal
index 055dc3d5..ecdee5c6 100644
--- a/servant-http-streams/servant-http-streams.cabal
+++ b/servant-http-streams/servant-http-streams.cabal
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ test-suite spec
   -- Additional dependencies
   build-depends:
       entropy           >= 0.4.1.3  && < 0.5
-    , hspec             >= 2.6.0    && < 2.8
+    , hspec             >= 2.6.0    && < 2.9
     , HUnit             >= 1.6.0.0  && < 1.7
     , network           >= 2.8.0.0  && < 3.2
     , QuickCheck        >= 2.12.6.1 && < 2.15
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ test-suite spec
     , tdigest           >= 0.2     && < 0.3
 
   build-tool-depends:
-    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && < 2.8
+    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && < 2.9
 
 test-suite readme
   type:           exitcode-stdio-1.0
diff --git a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
index f4833943..98c65d26 100644
--- a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
+++ b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ test-suite spec
   build-depends:
       aeson                >= 1.4.1.0  && < 1.6
     , directory            >= 1.3.0.0  && < 1.4
-    , hspec                >= 2.6.0    && < 2.8
+    , hspec                >= 2.6.0    && < 2.9
     , hspec-wai            >= 0.10.1   && < 0.12
     , QuickCheck           >= 2.12.6.1 && < 2.15
     , should-not-typecheck >= 2.1.0    && < 2.2
@@ -165,4 +165,4 @@ test-suite spec
     , wai-extra            >= 3.0.24.3 && < 3.2
 
   build-tool-depends:
-    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && <2.8
+    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && <2.9
diff --git a/servant/servant.cabal b/servant/servant.cabal
index d5d8d62f..543887a3 100644
--- a/servant/servant.cabal
+++ b/servant/servant.cabal
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ test-suite spec
 
   -- Additional dependencies
   build-depends:
-      hspec                >= 2.6.0    && < 2.8
+      hspec                >= 2.6.0    && < 2.9
     , QuickCheck           >= 2.12.6.1 && < 2.15
     , quickcheck-instances >= 0.3.19   && < 0.4
 
   build-tool-depends:
-    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && < 2.8
+    hspec-discover:hspec-discover >= 2.6.0 && < 2.9