diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index e34ae40bbb..23a46b0030 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ lazy val kernel = crossProject.crossType(CrossType.Pure)
   .settings(scoverageSettings: _*)
   .settings(sourceGenerators in Compile <+= (sourceManaged in Compile).map(KernelBoiler.gen))
   .jsSettings(commonJsSettings:_*)
-  .jvmSettings(commonJvmSettings:_*)
+  .jvmSettings((commonJvmSettings ++ (mimaPreviousArtifacts := Set("org.typelevel" %% "cats-kernel" % "0.6.0"))):_*)
 
-lazy val kernelJVM = kernel.jvm
+lazy val kernelJVM = kernel.jvm 
 lazy val kernelJS = kernel.js
 
 lazy val kernelLaws = crossProject.crossType(CrossType.Pure)
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 0f5dbe47ce..a39fcf3fa5 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n"         % "sbt-unidoc"            % "0.3.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.gseitz"    % "sbt-release"           % "1.0.0")
 addSbtPlugin("com.jsuereth"         % "sbt-pgp"               % "1.0.0")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe"         % "sbt-mima-plugin"       % "0.1.9")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt"     % "sbt-ghpages"           % "0.5.3")
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt"     % "sbt-site"              % "0.8.1")
 addSbtPlugin("org.tpolecat"         % "tut-plugin"            % "0.4.2")