diff --git a/servant-swagger/servant-swagger.cabal b/servant-swagger/servant-swagger.cabal
index a68d14e2..cacac740 100644
--- a/servant-swagger/servant-swagger.cabal
+++ b/servant-swagger/servant-swagger.cabal
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ source-repository head
 custom-setup
   setup-depends:
     base >=4.9 && <5,
+    Cabal >= 1.24 && < 3.5,
     cabal-doctest >=1.0.6 && <1.1
 
 library