diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8faf1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.cabal linguist-generated
diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index e1026e7..313a35c 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ packages:
 
 package hspec-expectations
   ghc-options: -Werror
+
+tests: True
diff --git a/hspec-expectations.cabal b/hspec-expectations.cabal
index f2e6f84..c9e3ea5 100644
--- a/hspec-expectations.cabal
+++ b/hspec-expectations.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:             hspec-expectations
-version:          0.8.3
+version:          0.8.4
 synopsis:         Catchy combinators for HUnit
 description:      Catchy combinators for HUnit: <https://github.com/hspec/hspec-expectations#readme>
 bug-reports:      https://github.com/hspec/hspec-expectations/issues
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 0f4aeff..9b879fd 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hspec-expectations
-version: 0.8.3
+version: 0.8.4
 synopsis: Catchy combinators for HUnit
 description: "Catchy combinators for HUnit: <https://github.com/hspec/hspec-expectations#readme>"
 license: MIT
diff --git a/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs b/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
index 64b5fe3..15059f0 100644
--- a/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ action `shouldThrow` p = do
         "did not get expected exception: " ++ exceptionType
     Left e ->
       (`expectTrue` p e) $
-        "predicate failed on expected exception: " ++ exceptionType ++ " (" ++ show e ++ ")"
+        "predicate failed on expected exception: " ++ exceptionType ++ "\n" ++ show e
   where
-    -- a string repsentation of the expected exception's type
+    -- a string representation of the expected exception's type
     exceptionType = (show . typeOf . instanceOf) p
       where
         instanceOf :: Selector a -> a
diff --git a/test/Test/Hspec/ExpectationsSpec.hs b/test/Test/Hspec/ExpectationsSpec.hs
index c2847d7..b4174e6 100644
--- a/test/Test/Hspec/ExpectationsSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Test/Hspec/ExpectationsSpec.hs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ spec = do
       error "foobar" `shouldThrow` errorCall "foobar"
 
     it "fails, if a required specific exception is not thrown" $ do
-      (throwIO Overflow `shouldThrow` (== DivideByZero)) `shouldThrow` expectationFailed (Reason "predicate failed on expected exception: ArithException (arithmetic overflow)")
+      (throwIO Overflow `shouldThrow` (== DivideByZero)) `shouldThrow` expectationFailed (Reason "predicate failed on expected exception: ArithException\narithmetic overflow")
 
     it "fails, if any exception is required, but no exception is thrown" $ do
       (return () `shouldThrow` anyException) `shouldThrow` expectationFailed (Reason "did not get expected exception: SomeException")