diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index d0b2fbabc1f..d506fe9b117 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import: cabal.project.latest-ghc
+
 packages: Cabal/
 packages: cabal-testsuite/
 packages: Cabal-syntax/
diff --git a/cabal.project.latest-ghc b/cabal.project.latest-ghc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6308765a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cabal.project.latest-ghc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Usually, the latest GHC requires a couple of allow-newer's
+-- for some time after the release
+
+allow-newer: windns:*
+
diff --git a/cabal.project.validate b/cabal.project.validate
index 66e823f62b1..d3583c31b0e 100644
--- a/cabal.project.validate
+++ b/cabal.project.validate
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import: cabal.project.latest-ghc
+
 packages: Cabal-syntax/
 packages: Cabal/
 packages: cabal-testsuite/