diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/0.3.1.1.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/0.3.1.1.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/0.4.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/0.4.0.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c5fc47ea314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/attempt/0.4.0.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ cabal, failure }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "attempt";
+  version = "0.4.0";
+  sha256 = "0n7srd1gy1fa0q1qzizvdgmrc078jyx47115aw85vvl74vh9qyjy";
+  buildDepends = [ failure ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/snoyberg/attempt/tree/master";
+    description = "Concrete data type for handling extensible exceptions as failures";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index af5967c2285c..757377816522 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -439,7 +439,11 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   async = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/async {};
 
-  attempt = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/attempt {};
+  attempt_0_3_1_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/attempt/0.3.1.1.nix {
+    failure = self.failure_0_1_2;
+  };
+  attempt_0_4_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/attempt/0.4.0.nix {};
+  attempt = self.attempt_0_4_0;
 
   attoparsec = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/attoparsec {};
 
@@ -551,7 +555,9 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
     time = self.time_1_1_3;
   };
 
-  convertibleText = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/convertible-text {};
+  convertibleText = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/convertible-text {
+    attempt = self.attempt_0_3_1_1;
+  };
 
   continuedFractions = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/continued-fractions {};