diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 83daa6bd2..88dbd639d 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ dependencies:
   - network >= 3.1.2.7 && < 3.2
   - network-transport == 0.5.6
   - optparse-applicative >= 0.15 && < 0.17
-  - process == 1.6.*
   - random >= 1.1 && < 1.3
   - record-hasfield == 1.0.*
   - simple-logger == 0.1.*
@@ -64,11 +63,13 @@ when:
   - condition: impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
     dependencies:
       - bytestring == 0.11.*
+      - process == 1.6.*
       - template-haskell == 2.20.*
       - text >= 2.0.1 && < 2.2
   - condition: impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
     dependencies:
       - bytestring == 0.10.*
+      - process >= 1.6 && < 1.6.18
       - template-haskell == 2.16.*
       - text >= 1.2.3.0 && < 1.3
 
@@ -125,13 +126,19 @@ tests:
       - apps/simplex-broadcast-bot/src
       - apps/simplex-directory-service/src
     main: Test.hs
+    when:
+      - condition: impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
+        dependencies:
+          - hspec == 2.11.*
+      - condition: impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
+        dependencies:
+          - hspec == 2.7.*
     dependencies:
       - QuickCheck == 2.14.*
       - simplex-chat
       - async == 2.2.*
       - deepseq == 1.4.*
       - generic-random == 1.5.*
-      - hspec == 2.11.*
       - network == 3.1.*
       - silently == 1.2.*
       - stm == 2.5.*
diff --git a/simplex-chat.cabal b/simplex-chat.cabal
index 275a82ce7..d74d57523 100644
--- a/simplex-chat.cabal
+++ b/simplex-chat.cabal
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ library
     , network >=3.1.2.7 && <3.2
     , network-transport ==0.5.6
     , optparse-applicative >=0.15 && <0.17
-    , process ==1.6.*
     , random >=1.1 && <1.3
     , record-hasfield ==1.0.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
@@ -217,11 +216,13 @@ library
   if impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.11.*
+      , process ==1.6.*
       , template-haskell ==2.20.*
       , text >=2.0.1 && <2.2
   if impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.10.*
+      , process >=1.6 && <1.6.18
       , template-haskell ==2.16.*
       , text >=1.2.3.0 && <1.3
 
@@ -256,7 +257,6 @@ executable simplex-bot
     , network >=3.1.2.7 && <3.2
     , network-transport ==0.5.6
     , optparse-applicative >=0.15 && <0.17
-    , process ==1.6.*
     , random >=1.1 && <1.3
     , record-hasfield ==1.0.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
@@ -277,11 +277,13 @@ executable simplex-bot
   if impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.11.*
+      , process ==1.6.*
       , template-haskell ==2.20.*
       , text >=2.0.1 && <2.2
   if impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.10.*
+      , process >=1.6 && <1.6.18
       , template-haskell ==2.16.*
       , text >=1.2.3.0 && <1.3
 
@@ -316,7 +318,6 @@ executable simplex-bot-advanced
     , network >=3.1.2.7 && <3.2
     , network-transport ==0.5.6
     , optparse-applicative >=0.15 && <0.17
-    , process ==1.6.*
     , random >=1.1 && <1.3
     , record-hasfield ==1.0.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
@@ -337,11 +338,13 @@ executable simplex-bot-advanced
   if impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.11.*
+      , process ==1.6.*
       , template-haskell ==2.20.*
       , text >=2.0.1 && <2.2
   if impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.10.*
+      , process >=1.6 && <1.6.18
       , template-haskell ==2.16.*
       , text >=1.2.3.0 && <1.3
 
@@ -378,7 +381,6 @@ executable simplex-broadcast-bot
     , network >=3.1.2.7 && <3.2
     , network-transport ==0.5.6
     , optparse-applicative >=0.15 && <0.17
-    , process ==1.6.*
     , random >=1.1 && <1.3
     , record-hasfield ==1.0.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
@@ -399,11 +401,13 @@ executable simplex-broadcast-bot
   if impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.11.*
+      , process ==1.6.*
       , template-haskell ==2.20.*
       , text >=2.0.1 && <2.2
   if impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.10.*
+      , process >=1.6 && <1.6.18
       , template-haskell ==2.16.*
       , text >=1.2.3.0 && <1.3
 
@@ -439,7 +443,6 @@ executable simplex-chat
     , network ==3.1.*
     , network-transport ==0.5.6
     , optparse-applicative >=0.15 && <0.17
-    , process ==1.6.*
     , random >=1.1 && <1.3
     , record-hasfield ==1.0.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
@@ -461,11 +464,13 @@ executable simplex-chat
   if impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.11.*
+      , process ==1.6.*
       , template-haskell ==2.20.*
       , text >=2.0.1 && <2.2
   if impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.10.*
+      , process >=1.6 && <1.6.18
       , template-haskell ==2.16.*
       , text >=1.2.3.0 && <1.3
 
@@ -505,7 +510,6 @@ executable simplex-directory-service
     , network >=3.1.2.7 && <3.2
     , network-transport ==0.5.6
     , optparse-applicative >=0.15 && <0.17
-    , process ==1.6.*
     , random >=1.1 && <1.3
     , record-hasfield ==1.0.*
     , simple-logger ==0.1.*
@@ -526,11 +530,13 @@ executable simplex-directory-service
   if impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.11.*
+      , process ==1.6.*
       , template-haskell ==2.20.*
       , text >=2.0.1 && <2.2
   if impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.10.*
+      , process >=1.6 && <1.6.18
       , template-haskell ==2.16.*
       , text >=1.2.3.0 && <1.3
 
@@ -592,7 +598,6 @@ test-suite simplex-chat-test
     , exceptions ==0.10.*
     , filepath ==1.4.*
     , generic-random ==1.5.*
-    , hspec ==2.11.*
     , http-types ==0.12.*
     , http2 >=4.2.2 && <4.3
     , memory ==0.18.*
@@ -600,7 +605,6 @@ test-suite simplex-chat-test
     , network ==3.1.*
     , network-transport ==0.5.6
     , optparse-applicative >=0.15 && <0.17
-    , process ==1.6.*
     , random >=1.1 && <1.3
     , record-hasfield ==1.0.*
     , silently ==1.2.*
@@ -622,10 +626,18 @@ test-suite simplex-chat-test
   if impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.11.*
+      , process ==1.6.*
       , template-haskell ==2.20.*
       , text >=2.0.1 && <2.2
   if impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
     build-depends:
         bytestring ==0.10.*
+      , process >=1.6 && <1.6.18
       , template-haskell ==2.16.*
       , text >=1.2.3.0 && <1.3
+  if impl(ghc >= 9.6.2)
+    build-depends:
+        hspec ==2.11.*
+  if impl(ghc < 9.6.2)
+    build-depends:
+        hspec ==2.7.*