diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index b2c9f70..d5dc809 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "LazyBandedMatrices"
 uuid = "d7e5e226-e90b-4449-9968-0f923699bf6f"
 authors = ["Sheehan Olver <solver@mac.com>"]
-version = "0.11.5"
+version = "0.11.6"
 
 [deps]
 ArrayLayouts = "4c555306-a7a7-4459-81d9-ec55ddd5c99a"
diff --git a/src/LazyBandedMatrices.jl b/src/LazyBandedMatrices.jl
index eb84084..f646986 100644
--- a/src/LazyBandedMatrices.jl
+++ b/src/LazyBandedMatrices.jl
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import BlockArrays: BlockSlices, BlockSlice1, BlockSlice, blockvec, AbstractBloc
 import FillArrays: SquareEye
 
 const LazyArraysBlockBandedMatricesExt = Base.get_extension(LazyArrays, :LazyArraysBlockBandedMatricesExt)
+const LazyArraysBlockArraysExt = Base.get_extension(LazyArrays, :LazyArraysBlockArraysExt)
 
 const AbstractLazyBlockBandedLayout = LazyArraysBlockBandedMatricesExt.AbstractLazyBlockBandedLayout
 const BroadcastBandedBlockBandedLayout = LazyArraysBlockBandedMatricesExt.BroadcastBandedBlockBandedLayout
diff --git a/src/blockconcat.jl b/src/blockconcat.jl
index 2695cd5..0146f3c 100644
--- a/src/blockconcat.jl
+++ b/src/blockconcat.jl
@@ -492,25 +492,29 @@ resize!(c::BlockBroadcastVector{T,typeof(vcat)}, N::Block{1}) where T = BlockBro
 # BlockVec
 ####
 
-const BlockVec{T, M<:AbstractMatrix{T}} = ApplyVector{T, typeof(blockvec), <:Tuple{M}}
-
-BlockVec{T}(M::AbstractMatrix{T}) where T = ApplyVector{T}(blockvec, M)
-BlockVec(M::AbstractMatrix{T}) where T = BlockVec{T}(M)
-axes(b::BlockVec) = (blockedrange(Fill(size(b.args[1])...)),)
-size(b::BlockVec) = (length(b.args[1]),)
-
-view(b::BlockVec, K::Block{1}) = view(b.args[1], :, Int(K))
-Base.@propagate_inbounds getindex(b::BlockVec, k::Int) = b.args[1][k]
-Base.@propagate_inbounds setindex!(b::BlockVec, v, k::Int) = setindex!(b.args[1], v, k)
-
-_resize!(A::AbstractMatrix, m, n) = A[1:m, 1:n]
-_resize!(At::Transpose, m, n) = transpose(transpose(At)[1:n, 1:m])
-_resize!(Ac::Adjoint, m, n) = (Ac')[1:n, 1:m]'
-resize!(b::BlockVec, K::Block{1}) = BlockVec(_resize!(b.args[1], size(b.args[1],1), Int(K)))
-
-applylayout(::Type{typeof(blockvec)}, ::AbstractPaddedLayout) = PaddedColumns{ApplyLayout{typeof(blockvec)}}()
-paddeddata(b::BlockVec) = BlockVec(paddeddata(b.args[1]))
-
+# support LazyArrays v2.8 where BlockVec is moved
+if isdefined(LazyBandedMatrices.LazyArraysBlockArraysExt, :BlockVec)
+    const BlockVec = LazyBandedMatrices.LazyArraysBlockArraysExt.BlockVec
+else
+    const BlockVec{T, M<:AbstractMatrix{T}} = ApplyVector{T, typeof(blockvec), <:Tuple{M}}
+
+    BlockVec{T}(M::AbstractMatrix{T}) where T = ApplyVector{T}(blockvec, M)
+    BlockVec(M::AbstractMatrix{T}) where T = BlockVec{T}(M)
+    axes(b::BlockVec) = (blockedrange(Fill(size(b.args[1])...)),)
+    size(b::BlockVec) = (length(b.args[1]),)
+
+    view(b::BlockVec, K::Block{1}) = view(b.args[1], :, Int(K))
+    Base.@propagate_inbounds getindex(b::BlockVec, k::Int) = b.args[1][k]
+    Base.@propagate_inbounds setindex!(b::BlockVec, v, k::Int) = setindex!(b.args[1], v, k)
+
+    _resize!(A::AbstractMatrix, m, n) = A[1:m, 1:n]
+    _resize!(At::Transpose, m, n) = transpose(transpose(At)[1:n, 1:m])
+    _resize!(Ac::Adjoint, m, n) = (Ac')[1:n, 1:m]'
+    resize!(b::BlockVec, K::Block{1}) = BlockVec(_resize!(b.args[1], size(b.args[1],1), Int(K)))
+
+    applylayout(::Type{typeof(blockvec)}, ::AbstractPaddedLayout) = PaddedColumns{ApplyLayout{typeof(blockvec)}}()
+    paddeddata(b::BlockVec) = BlockVec(paddeddata(b.args[1]))
+end
 
 
 ####