diff --git a/Cabal-syntax/Cabal-syntax.cabal b/Cabal-syntax/Cabal-syntax.cabal
index f74b827e34b..7ec9b1064a8 100644
--- a/Cabal-syntax/Cabal-syntax.cabal
+++ b/Cabal-syntax/Cabal-syntax.cabal
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ library
     mtl        >= 2.1      && < 2.4,
     parsec     >= 3.1.13.0 && < 3.2,
     pretty     >= 1.1.1    && < 1.2,
-    text       (>= 1.2.3.0 && < 1.3) || (>= 2.0 && < 2.1),
+    text       (>= 1.2.3.0 && < 1.3) || (>= 2.0 && < 2.2),
     time       >= 1.4.0.1  && < 1.13,
     -- transformers-0.4.0.0 doesn't have record syntax e.g. for Identity
     -- See also https://github.com/ekmett/transformers-compat/issues/35
diff --git a/Cabal/Cabal.cabal b/Cabal/Cabal.cabal
index da42b926e07..7f57a2e3b8b 100644
--- a/Cabal/Cabal.cabal
+++ b/Cabal/Cabal.cabal
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ library
     -- See also https://github.com/ekmett/transformers-compat/issues/35
     transformers (>= 0.3      && < 0.4) || (>=0.4.1.0 && <0.7),
     mtl           >= 2.1      && < 2.4,
-    text         (>= 1.2.3.0  && < 1.3) || (>= 2.0 && < 2.1),
+    text         (>= 1.2.3.0  && < 1.3) || (>= 2.0 && < 2.2),
     parsec        >= 3.1.13.0 && < 3.2
 
   other-modules:
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-9242 b/changelog.d/pr-9242
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfabc5fd982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pr-9242
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+synopsis: Support text-2.1 in Cabal and Cabal-syntax
+packages: Cabal Cabal-syntax
+prs: #9242