diff --git a/cabal-dev-scripts/cabal-dev-scripts.cabal b/cabal-dev-scripts/cabal-dev-scripts.cabal
index dcf40f84371..24e160eaa92 100644
--- a/cabal-dev-scripts/cabal-dev-scripts.cabal
+++ b/cabal-dev-scripts/cabal-dev-scripts.cabal
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ executable gen-spdx
   ghc-options:      -Wall
   build-depends:
     , aeson                 ^>=1.4.1.0 || ^>=1.5.2.0 || ^>=2.1.1.0
-    , base                  >=4.10     && <4.17
+    , base                  >=4.10     && <4.19
     , bytestring
     , containers
     , Diff                  ^>=0.4
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ executable gen-spdx-exc
   ghc-options:      -Wall
   build-depends:
     , aeson                 ^>=1.4.1.0 || ^>=1.5.2.0 || ^>=2.1.1.0
-    , base                  >=4.10     && <4.17
+    , base                  >=4.10     && <4.19
     , bytestring
     , containers
     , Diff                  ^>=0.4