diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index 9aa7430b18..43a34bd817 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -294,9 +294,10 @@ source-repository head
   location: git://git-annex.branchable.com/
 
 custom-setup
-  Setup-Depends: base (>= 4.11.1.0), hslogger, split, unix-compat, process,
+  Setup-Depends: base (>= 4.11.1.0), hslogger, split, unix-compat, 
     filepath, exceptions, bytestring, directory, IfElse, data-default,
     filepath-bytestring (>= 1.4.2.1.1),
+    process (>= 1.6),
     utf8-string, transformers, Cabal
 
 Executable git-annex
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ Executable git-annex
    stm (>= 2.3),
    mtl (>= 2),
    uuid (>= 1.2.6),
-   process (>= 1.4.2),
+   process (>= 1.6),
    data-default,
    case-insensitive,
    random,