diff --git a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
index e71c20d47bc..095e657264e 100644
--- a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
+++ b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ configure verbosity hcPath hcPkgPath conf0 = do
       (userMaybeSpecifyPath "ghc" hcPath conf0)
   let implInfo = ghcVersionImplInfo ghcVersion
 
-  -- Cabal currently supports ghc >= 7.0.1 && < 9.10
+  -- Cabal currently supports ghc >= 7.0.1 && < 9.12
   -- ... and the following odd development version
-  unless (ghcVersion < mkVersion [9, 10]) $
+  unless (ghcVersion < mkVersion [9, 12]) $
     warn verbosity $
       "Unknown/unsupported 'ghc' version detected "
         ++ "(Cabal "
         ++ prettyShow cabalVersion
-        ++ " supports 'ghc' version < 9.10): "
+        ++ " supports 'ghc' version < 9.12): "
         ++ programPath ghcProg
         ++ " is version "
         ++ prettyShow ghcVersion