diff --git a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
index e3f5adcc487..4387da26369 100644
--- a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
+++ b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/GHC.hs
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ configure verbosity hcPath hcPkgPath conf0 = do
       (userMaybeSpecifyPath "ghc" hcPath conf0)
   let implInfo = ghcVersionImplInfo ghcVersion
 
-  -- Cabal currently supports ghc >= 7.0.1 && < 9.8
+  -- Cabal currently supports ghc >= 7.0.1 && < 9.10
   -- ... and the following odd development version
-  unless (ghcVersion < mkVersion [9,8]) $
+  unless (ghcVersion < mkVersion [9,10]) $
     warn verbosity $
          "Unknown/unsupported 'ghc' version detected "
-      ++ "(Cabal " ++ prettyShow cabalVersion ++ " supports 'ghc' version < 9.8): "
+      ++ "(Cabal " ++ prettyShow cabalVersion ++ " supports 'ghc' version < 9.10): "
       ++ programPath ghcProg ++ " is version " ++ prettyShow ghcVersion
 
   -- This is slightly tricky, we have to configure ghc first, then we use the
diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning.hs
index 05fbf69909e..0f09514fca4 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning.hs
@@ -1218,6 +1218,7 @@ planPackages verbosity comp platform solver SolverSettings{..}
     -- TODO: long-term, this compatibility matrix should be
     --       stored as a field inside 'Distribution.Compiler.Compiler'
     setupMinCabalVersionConstraint
+      | isGHC, compVer >= mkVersion [9,8]  = mkVersion [3,10,2]
       | isGHC, compVer >= mkVersion [9,6]  = mkVersion [3,10]
       | isGHC, compVer >= mkVersion [9,4]  = mkVersion [3,8]
       | isGHC, compVer >= mkVersion [9,2]  = mkVersion [3,6]