diff --git a/brittany.cabal b/brittany.cabal
index 6502e70..f657625 100644
--- a/brittany.cabal
+++ b/brittany.cabal
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ test-suite unittests
     , cmdargs
     , czipwith
     , ghc-boot-th
-    , hspec >=2.4.1 && <2.8
+    , hspec >=2.4.1 && <2.9
     }
   main-is:          TestMain.hs
   other-modules:    TestUtils
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ test-suite littests
     , cmdargs
     , czipwith
     , ghc-boot-th
-    , hspec >=2.4.1 && <2.8
+    , hspec >=2.4.1 && <2.9
     , filepath
     , parsec >=3.1.11 && <3.2
     }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ test-suite libinterfacetests
     , base
     , text
     , transformers
-    , hspec >=2.4.1 && <2.8
+    , hspec >=2.4.1 && <2.9
     }
   main-is:          Main.hs
   other-modules: