diff --git a/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal b/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal
index f9d366191..f5a3132f3 100644
--- a/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal
+++ b/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: fd127179a6a5d684a9d0c26c79a1e960e8d5a8c5ae933bfe74f4243f141cbdbe
+-- hash: 45c7ca631b342ca758edba76083ab22dab453922fd7dd19bd156227e1b322fea
 
 name:           hledger-api
-version:        1.4
+version:        1.4.99
 synopsis:       Web API server for the hledger accounting tool
 description:    This is a simple web API server for hledger data.
                 It comes with a series of simple client-side web app examples.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ source-repository head
 executable hledger-api
   main-is: hledger-api.hs
   ghc-options: -threaded
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , aeson
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ executable hledger-api
     , containers
     , docopt
     , either
-    , hledger >=1.4 && <1.5
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , microlens >=0.4 && <0.5
     , microlens-platform >=0.2.3.1 && <0.4
     , safe
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index d55022b4b..1cdbf1241 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 7fd80391f074243026bf0f512fd076e35ba649f1256ac8b4d887c26cae72a8cc
+-- hash: 3cda8b9094bb172a1caa4593fec0a0ccc6e54357da526476e24cc1c22d0dce0d
 
 name:           hledger-lib
-version:        1.4
+version:        1.4.99
 synopsis:       Core data types, parsers and functionality for the hledger accounting tools
 description:    This is a reusable library containing hledger's core functionality.
                 .
diff --git a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
index d67643e63..8a6e16da1 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
+++ b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: ee0c5617b02ecbc0732d165f53e39e49de9c956079f8bb16b501bb7f0d200f0a
+-- hash: 2c49f91454f33a58fae9987309c9f85f67ebaee38bc52fc466f0951f2dd665d5
 
 name:           hledger-ui
-version:        1.4
+version:        1.4.99
 synopsis:       Curses-style user interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description:    This is hledger's curses-style interface.
                 It is simpler and more convenient for browsing data than the command-line interface,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ executable hledger-ui
   hs-source-dirs:
       ./.
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
   build-depends:
       HUnit
     , ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3 && <0.8
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ executable hledger-ui
     , directory
     , filepath
     , fsnotify >=0.2 && <0.3
-    , hledger >=1.4 && <1.5
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , megaparsec >=5.0 && <6.4
     , microlens >=0.4 && <0.5
     , microlens-platform >=0.2.3.1 && <0.4
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index ee6d8fb30..a56a8784d 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 40017b1d8e96fbca46cb6fb6cf5b55ebd603c861ca3151c5eb4698e394b4154b
+-- hash: 8b909b66ed99a760e973a9a36822f85ab879fb9823aab1521214d41b237abd45
 
 name:           hledger-web
-version:        1.4
+version:        1.4.99
 synopsis:       Web interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description:    This is hledger's web interface.
                 It provides a more user-friendly and collaborative UI than the
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ flag threaded
 
 library
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
   build-depends:
       HUnit
     , base >=4.8 && <5
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ library
     , directory
     , filepath
     , hjsmin
-    , hledger >=1.4 && <1.5
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , http-client
     , http-conduit
     , json
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ executable hledger-web
   hs-source-dirs:
       app
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
   build-depends:
       HUnit
     , base >=4.8 && <5
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ executable hledger-web
     , directory
     , filepath
     , hjsmin
-    , hledger >=1.4 && <1.5
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , hledger-web
     , http-client
     , http-conduit
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ test-suite test
   hs-source-dirs:
       tests
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
   build-depends:
       HUnit
     , base >=4.8 && <5
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ test-suite test
     , directory
     , filepath
     , hjsmin
-    , hledger >=1.4 && <1.5
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , hledger-web
     , hspec
     , http-client
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index b4e30cf13..a8a6044e4 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: f596781aa9e12a7e831c9532b7fe13a0c744b25186a77ef8796c839285519e56
+-- hash: dc4c16dd12160b232122462afa8bd865d362820ee131dcdc8aafcc81685a43f0
 
 name:           hledger
-version:        1.4
+version:        1.4.99
 synopsis:       Command-line interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description:    This is hledger's command-line interface.
                 Its basic function is to read a plain text file describing
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ flag threaded
 
 library
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , Diff
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ library
     , hashable >=1.2.4
     , haskeline >=0.6 && <=0.8
     , here
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , megaparsec >=5.0 && <6.4
     , mtl
     , mtl-compat
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ executable hledger
   hs-source-dirs:
       app
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , HUnit
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ executable hledger
     , haskeline >=0.6 && <=0.8
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , mtl
     , mtl-compat
     , old-time
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ test-suite test
   hs-source-dirs:
       test
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , HUnit
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ test-suite test
     , haskeline >=0.6 && <=0.8
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , mtl
     , mtl-compat
     , old-time
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ benchmark bench
     , filepath
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.4 && <1.5
+    , hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
     , html
     , pretty-show >=1.6.4
     , process