diff --git a/.version b/.version
index 2e0e38c63..c9d3a1a8a 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9
+1.9.99
diff --git a/doc/lib.m4 b/doc/lib.m4
index 3fa61c5eb..ac7602a41 100644
--- a/doc/lib.m4
+++ b/doc/lib.m4
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ m4_define({{_webcombined_}}, m4_ifdef({{WEB && COMBINED}},{{$1}}) )m4_dnl
 m4_dnl
 m4_define({{_author_}}, {{}})m4_dnl
 m4_define({{_monthyear_}}, {{March 2018}})m4_dnl
-m4_define({{_version_}}, {{1.9}})m4_dnl
+m4_define({{_version_}}, {{1.9.99}})m4_dnl
 m4_dnl
 m4_dnl Links to dev and recent release versions of a manual.
 m4_dnl $1 is the manual's web slug: hledger, hledger-ui, journal, csv etc.
diff --git a/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal b/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal
index 01a3d831a..9d45a0db9 100644
--- a/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal
+++ b/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: f3634e33165cee47d5e654d9261a1c38195c0466a0c52c659e5833033a73416a
+-- hash: c1aecc57a80b7a88ba2774d93d5b1eedc43d04d6dbae964ce94307b643868534
 
 name:           hledger-api
-version:        1.9
+version:        1.9.99
 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.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ source-repository head
 executable hledger-api
   main-is: hledger-api.hs
   ghc-options: -threaded
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , aeson
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ executable hledger-api
     , containers
     , docopt
     , either
-    , hledger >=1.9 && <2.0
-    , hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+    , hledger >=1.9.99 && <2.0
+    , hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
     , microlens >=0.4
     , microlens-platform >=0.2.3.1
     , safe
diff --git a/hledger-api/hledger-api.hs b/hledger-api/hledger-api.hs
index 50d31c8b3..72bb32643 100644
--- a/hledger-api/hledger-api.hs
+++ b/hledger-api/hledger-api.hs
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ import           Text.Printf
 import Hledger.Query
 import Hledger.Cli hiding (Reader, version)
 
-hledgerApiVersion="1.9"
+hledgerApiVersion="1.9.99"
 
 -- https://github.com/docopt/docopt.hs#readme
 doc :: Docopt
 doc = [docopt|
-hledger-api 1.9
+hledger-api 1.9.99
 
 Serves hledger data and reports as a JSON web API.
 
diff --git a/hledger-api/package.yaml b/hledger-api/package.yaml
index 478becacd..e30380731 100644
--- a/hledger-api/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-api/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-api
-version: '1.9'
+version: '1.9.99'
 synopsis: Web API server for the hledger accounting tool
 description: |
   This is a simple web API server for hledger data.
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ extra-source-files:
 #data-files:
 
 dependencies:
-- hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
-- hledger >=1.9 && <2.0
+- hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
+- hledger >=1.9.99 && <2.0
 - base >=4.8 && <4.12
 - aeson
 - bytestring
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ executables:
   hledger-api:
     main: hledger-api.hs
     ghc-options: -threaded
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index 8cd8443b7..1261c423b 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 151fb38a89818af88d66f068ef87e0af6f8497b1ef11ab825558b8147952c88d
+-- hash: 2ba00fa0b37a2a5d903566a6ec259c54c68de78ae3de2a27e3f8a071816b2712
 
 name:           hledger-lib
-version:        1.9
+version:        1.9.99
 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-lib/package.yaml b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
index 1b99625b2..a0df90f27 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-lib
-version: '1.9'
+version: '1.9.99'
 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/package.yaml b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
index 4f4607024..d8e7a096b 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name        : hledger-ui
-version     : '1.9'
+version     : '1.9.99'
 synopsis    : Curses-style user interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description : |
   This is hledger's curses-style interface.
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ flags:
     manual: false
     default: true
 
-cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
 
 dependencies:
- - hledger >=1.9 && <2.0
- - hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+ - hledger >=1.9.99 && <2.0
+ - hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
  - ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3
  - async
  - base >=4.8 && <4.12
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index bd222570a..cf4881d86 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 9bcbee0a35b7edb9342cc7f08113385a491beb872a21b2f157a65106c4dea4dd
+-- hash: 9ed266dc999899788c21fd578199b9e538208aab91294e22147f54f06a373373
 
 name:           hledger-web
-version:        1.9
+version:        1.9.99
 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="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   build-depends:
       HUnit
     , base >=4.8 && <4.12
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ library
     , directory
     , filepath
     , hjsmin
-    , hledger >=1.9 && <2.0
-    , hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+    , hledger >=1.9.99 && <2.0
+    , hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
     , 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="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   build-depends:
       HUnit
     , base >=4.8 && <4.12
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ executable hledger-web
     , directory
     , filepath
     , hjsmin
-    , hledger >=1.9 && <2.0
-    , hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+    , hledger >=1.9.99 && <2.0
+    , hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
     , 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="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   build-depends:
       HUnit
     , base >=4.8 && <4.12
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ test-suite test
     , directory
     , filepath
     , hjsmin
-    , hledger >=1.9 && <2.0
-    , hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+    , hledger >=1.9.99 && <2.0
+    , hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
     , hledger-web
     , hspec
     , http-client
diff --git a/hledger-web/package.yaml b/hledger-web/package.yaml
index 1d2a164fe..42f8ce06e 100644
--- a/hledger-web/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-web/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-web
-version: '1.9'
+version: '1.9.99'
 synopsis: Web interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description: |
   This is hledger's web interface.
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ flags:
     default: true
 
 dependencies:
-- hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
-- hledger >=1.9 && <2.0
+- hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
+- hledger >=1.9.99 && <2.0
 - base >=4.8 && <4.12
 - base-compat >=0.8.1
 - blaze-html
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ghc-options:
 - -fno-warn-orphans
 
 library:
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   exposed-modules:
   - Application
   - Foundation
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ executables:
   hledger-web:
     source-dirs: app
     main: main.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
     dependencies:
     - hledger-web
     when:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ tests:
   test:
     source-dirs: tests
     main: main.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
     dependencies:
     - hledger-web
     - hspec
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index a0eb65eae..7b250be51 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 99eb38f5627e64b90fe33622dba3444cfb4f1d57f69c12b19731fb061f2b896a
+-- hash: 7ee6d38544539ea9fb0fc3cb73cb09756e9f3d951baf5d0b4308b7915d644c2c
 
 name:           hledger
-version:        1.9
+version:        1.9.99
 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
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ 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 -optP-Wno-nonportable-include-path
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , Diff
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ library
     , hashable >=1.2.4
     , haskeline >=0.6
     , here
-    , hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+    , hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
     , lucid
     , megaparsec >=5.0
     , mtl
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ 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 -optP-Wno-nonportable-include-path
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , HUnit
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ executable hledger
     , haskeline >=0.6
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+    , hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
     , mtl
     , mtl-compat
     , old-time
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ 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 -optP-Wno-nonportable-include-path
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , HUnit
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ test-suite test
     , haskeline >=0.6
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+    , hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
     , mtl
     , mtl-compat
     , old-time
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ benchmark bench
     , filepath
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+    , hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
     , html
     , pretty-show >=1.6.4
     , process
diff --git a/hledger/package.yaml b/hledger/package.yaml
index 29d2cd130..523ae8157 100644
--- a/hledger/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger
-version: '1.9'
+version: '1.9.99'
 synopsis: Command-line interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description: |
   This is hledger's command-line interface.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dependencies:
 - tabular >=0.2
 - time >=1.5
 - utility-ht >=0.0.13
-- hledger-lib >=1.9 && <2.0
+- hledger-lib >=1.9.99 && <2.0
 
 when:
 - condition: (!(os(windows))) && (flag(terminfo))
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ when:
   - terminfo
 
 library:
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
   exposed-modules:
   - Hledger.Cli
   - Hledger.Cli.Main
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ executables:
   hledger:
     source-dirs: app
     main: hledger-cli.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
     when:
     - condition: flag(threaded)
       ghc-options: -threaded
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ tests:
   test:
     source-dirs: test
     main: test.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.9.99"
     dependencies:
     - hledger
     - bytestring