--- a/snap-templates.cabal
+++ b/snap-templates.cabal
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     base                >= 4       && < 5,
     bytestring          >= 0.9.1   && < 0.11,
     containers          >= 0.3     && < 0.6,
-    directory           >= 1.0     && < 1.3,
+    directory           >= 1.0     && < 1.4,
     directory-tree      >= 0.11    && < 0.13,
     filepath            >= 1.1     && < 1.5,
     -- Blacklist bad versions of hashable