diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21695978..dcfb499b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# 0.2.3 (unreleased)
+
+* Broaden bytes dependency to include versions 0.5.z through 1.y. The rare
+  broad dependency range is intended to allow users to avoid duplicates of the
+  bytes crate during transition to bytes 1.0.0 in the broader ecosystem, while
+  simultaneously avoiding a Semver incompatible release of _http_. ([#461])
+
 # 0.2.2 (December 14, 2020)
 
 * Fix (potential double) panic of (`HeaderMap`) `OccupiedEntry::remove_entry` and
@@ -159,11 +166,11 @@
 [#414]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/414
 [#432]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/issues/432
 [#433]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/433
+[#435]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/issues/435
 [#438]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/438
 [#443]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/443
+[#445]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/445
 [#446]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/issues/446
 [#449]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/449
 [#450]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/450
-[#435]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/issues/435
-[#445]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/445
-
+[#461]: https://github.com/hyperium/http/pull/461
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 72b9cbbd..dc627b29 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "http"
 # - Update html_root_url in lib.rs.
 # - Update CHANGELOG.md.
 # - Create git tag
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 readme = "README.md"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/http"
 repository = "https://github.com/hyperium/http"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ categories = ["web-programming"]
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-bytes = "1"
+bytes = ">=0.5.2, <2.0.0"
 fnv = "1.0.5"
 itoa = "0.4.1"
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 673f2525..6d65739f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/http/0.2.2")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/http/0.2.3")]
 
 //! A general purpose library of common HTTP types
 //!