diff --git a/Cabal/Distribution/CabalSpecVersion.hs b/Cabal/Distribution/CabalSpecVersion.hs
index 5a503c31d88..0031897c9a6 100644
--- a/Cabal/Distribution/CabalSpecVersion.hs
+++ b/Cabal/Distribution/CabalSpecVersion.hs
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ data CabalSpecVersion
     | CabalSpecV1_24
     | CabalSpecV2_0
     | CabalSpecV2_2
+    | CabalSpecV3_0
   deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Read, Enum, Bounded, Typeable, Data, Generic)
 
 cabalSpecLatest :: CabalSpecVersion
-cabalSpecLatest = CabalSpecV2_2
+cabalSpecLatest = CabalSpecV3_0
 
 cabalSpecFeatures :: CabalSpecVersion -> Set.Set CabalFeature
 cabalSpecFeatures CabalSpecOld   = Set.empty
@@ -30,13 +31,15 @@ cabalSpecFeatures CabalSpecV2_2  = Set.fromList
     [ Elif
     , CommonStanzas
     ]
+cabalSpecFeatures CabalSpecV3_0 = cabalSpecFeatures CabalSpecV2_2
 
 cabalSpecSupports :: CabalSpecVersion -> [Int] -> Bool
 cabalSpecSupports CabalSpecOld v   = v < [1,21]
 cabalSpecSupports CabalSpecV1_22 v = v < [1,23]
 cabalSpecSupports CabalSpecV1_24 v = v < [1,25]
 cabalSpecSupports CabalSpecV2_0 v  = v < [2,1]
-cabalSpecSupports CabalSpecV2_2 _  = True
+cabalSpecSupports CabalSpecV2_2 v  = v < [2,3]
+cabalSpecSupports CabalSpecV3_0 _  = True
 
 specHasCommonStanzas :: CabalSpecVersion -> HasCommonStanzas
 specHasCommonStanzas CabalSpecV2_2 = HasCommonStanzas
diff --git a/Cabal/Distribution/PackageDescription/Parsec.hs b/Cabal/Distribution/PackageDescription/Parsec.hs
index e3e32ea48a0..79dcf267524 100644
--- a/Cabal/Distribution/PackageDescription/Parsec.hs
+++ b/Cabal/Distribution/PackageDescription/Parsec.hs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ parseGenericPackageDescription bs = do
     setCabalSpecVersion ver
     -- if we get too new version, fail right away
     case ver of
-        Just v | v > mkVersion [2,2] -> parseFailure zeroPos
+        Just v | v > mkVersion [3,0] -> parseFailure zeroPos
             "Unsupported cabal-version. See https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4899."
         _ -> pure ()
 
diff --git a/Cabal/Distribution/Types/ModuleRenaming.hs b/Cabal/Distribution/Types/ModuleRenaming.hs
index c0be560f9da..67060466712 100644
--- a/Cabal/Distribution/Types/ModuleRenaming.hs
+++ b/Cabal/Distribution/Types/ModuleRenaming.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module Distribution.Types.ModuleRenaming (
     isDefaultRenaming,
 ) where
 
+import Distribution.CabalSpecVersion
 import Distribution.Compat.Prelude hiding (empty)
 import Prelude ()
 
@@ -67,6 +68,19 @@ isDefaultRenaming :: ModuleRenaming -> Bool
 isDefaultRenaming DefaultRenaming = True
 isDefaultRenaming _ = False
 
+-- | For versions < 3.0 white spaces were not skipped after the '('
+-- and ')' tokens in the mixin field. This parser checks the cabal file version
+-- and does the correct skipping of spaces.
+betweenParens :: CabalParsing m => m a -> m a
+betweenParens p = do
+  csv <- askCabalSpecVersion
+  if csv >= CabalSpecV3_0
+    then P.between (P.char '(' >> P.spaces) (P.char ')' >> P.spaces) p
+    else P.between (P.char '(') (P.char ')') p
+
+-- TODO: Give a sensible error on input "( A as B) instead of (A as B)
+-- for cabal files that are declared to be older than 3.0.
+
 instance Binary ModuleRenaming where
 
 instance NFData ModuleRenaming where rnf = genericRnf
@@ -87,18 +101,18 @@ instance Parsec ModuleRenaming where
     -- NB: try not necessary as the first token is obvious
     parsec = P.choice [ parseRename, parseHiding, return DefaultRenaming ]
       where
+        cma = P.char ',' >> P.spaces
         parseRename = do
-            rns <- P.between (P.char '(') (P.char ')') parseList
+            rns <- betweenParens parseList
             P.spaces
             return (ModuleRenaming rns)
         parseHiding = do
             _ <- P.string "hiding"
             P.spaces
-            hides <- P.between (P.char '(') (P.char ')')
-                        (P.sepBy parsec (P.char ',' >> P.spaces))
+            hides <- betweenParens (P.sepBy parsec cma)
             return (HidingRenaming hides)
         parseList =
-            P.sepBy parseEntry (P.char ',' >> P.spaces)
+            P.sepBy parseEntry cma
         parseEntry = do
             orig <- parsec
             P.spaces