diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1cf162c..1c34c05 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ dist: trusty
 
 matrix:
   include:
-    - env: CABALVER=1.22 GHCVER=7.8.4
+    - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=7.8.4
       addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.22,ghc-7.8.4,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=1.22 GHCVER=7.10.2
+    - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=7.10.2
       addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.22,ghc-7.10.2,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
     - env: CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
       addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-head,ghc-head,libgtk2.0-dev,libgtk-3-dev],  sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
diff --git a/hsfm.cabal b/hsfm.cabal
index 65d0218..7b8e6ea 100644
--- a/hsfm.cabal
+++ b/hsfm.cabal
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ copyright:           Copyright: (c) 2016 Julian Ospald
 homepage:            https://github.com/hasufell/hsfm
 category:            Desktop
 build-type:          Simple
-cabal-version:       >=1.10
+cabal-version:       >=1.24
 
 data-files:
                      LICENSE