diff --git a/clckwrks-cli.cabal b/clckwrks-cli.cabal
index bd1f432..8ac27e1 100644
--- a/clckwrks-cli.cabal
+++ b/clckwrks-cli.cabal
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Library
   Build-depends:
      acid-state >= 0.12 && < 0.17,
      base        < 5,
+     bytestring < 0.11,
      clckwrks   >= 0.23 && < 0.31,
      containers >= 0.5 && < 0.7,
      haskeline  >= 0.7 && < 0.9,
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ Library
      megaparsec,
      pretty,
      rebac,
-     text
+     text,
+     time < 1.9
 
 Executable clckwrks-cli
   Main-is:
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ Executable clckwrks-cli
   Build-depends:
      acid-state >= 0.12 && < 0.17,
      base        < 5,
+     bytestring < 0.11,
      clckwrks   >= 0.23 && < 0.31,
      clckwrks-cli,
      containers >= 0.5 && < 0.7,
@@ -54,4 +57,5 @@ Executable clckwrks-cli
      megaparsec,
      pretty,
      rebac,
-     text
+     text,
+     time < 1.9