diff --git a/Cabal/Distribution/PackageDescription/Parsec.hs b/Cabal/Distribution/PackageDescription/Parsec.hs
index 9513d4fa018..ba08a01b55e 100644
--- a/Cabal/Distribution/PackageDescription/Parsec.hs
+++ b/Cabal/Distribution/PackageDescription/Parsec.hs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ parseGenericPackageDescription bs = do
     setCabalSpecVersion ver
     -- if we get too new version, fail right away
     case ver of
-        Just v | v > mkVersion [3,0] -> parseFailure zeroPos
+        Just v | v > mkVersion [3,2] -> parseFailure zeroPos
             "Unsupported cabal-version. See https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4899."
         _ -> pure ()