diff --git a/clash-protocols-base/clash-protocols-base.cabal b/clash-protocols-base/clash-protocols-base.cabal
index 5588fabd..8eabf2bd 100644
--- a/clash-protocols-base/clash-protocols-base.cabal
+++ b/clash-protocols-base/clash-protocols-base.cabal
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ library
 
   build-depends:
     , circuit-notation
-    , data-default
     , deepseq
     , extra
     , ghc >= 8.7 && < 9.7
diff --git a/clash-protocols/clash-protocols.cabal b/clash-protocols/clash-protocols.cabal
index 9c2a62b3..8e9b3020 100644
--- a/clash-protocols/clash-protocols.cabal
+++ b/clash-protocols/clash-protocols.cabal
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ library
     , clash-protocols-base
     , circuit-notation
     , clash-prelude-hedgehog
-    , data-default
+    , data-default ^>= 0.7.1.1
     , deepseq
     , extra
     , ghc >= 8.7 && < 9.7