diff --git a/.version b/.version
index a423214c7..c239c60cb 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.99
+1.5
diff --git a/doc/lib.m4 b/doc/lib.m4
index 6ab4626e3..f0619a335 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_}}, {{December 2017}})m4_dnl
-m4_define({{_version_}}, {{1.4.99}})m4_dnl
+m4_define({{_version_}}, {{1.5}})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.hs b/hledger-api/hledger-api.hs
index 2debff8c2..26fdf4a8a 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="1.4.99"
+hledgerApiVersion="1.5"
 
 -- https://github.com/docopt/docopt.hs#readme
 doc :: Docopt
 doc = [docopt|
-hledger-api 1.4.99
+hledger-api 1.5
 
 Serves hledger data and reports as a JSON web API.
 
diff --git a/hledger-api/package.yaml b/hledger-api/package.yaml
index 395d46c1f..c1d4839d6 100644
--- a/hledger-api/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-api/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-api
-version: '1.4.99'
+version: '1.5'
 synopsis: Web API server for the hledger accounting tool
 description: |
   This is a simple web API server for hledger data.
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ data-files:
 - hledger-api.info
 
 dependencies:
-- hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
-- hledger >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+- hledger-lib >=1.5 && <1.6
+- hledger >=1.5 && <1.6
 - base >=4.8 && <5
 - aeson
 - bytestring
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ executables:
   hledger-api:
     main: hledger-api.hs
     ghc-options: -threaded
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.5"
diff --git a/hledger-lib/package.yaml b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
index 39aec3d26..3c271ec37 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-lib
-version: '1.4.99'
+version: '1.5'
 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 359f9df21..f6226766e 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name        : hledger-ui
-version     : '1.4.99'
+version     : '1.5'
 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="1.4.99"
+cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.5"
 
 dependencies:
- - hledger >=1.4.99 && <1.5
- - hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+ - hledger >=1.5 && <1.6
+ - hledger-lib >=1.5 && <1.6
  - ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3
  - async
  - base >=4.8 && <5
diff --git a/hledger-web/package.yaml b/hledger-web/package.yaml
index 88cac6b62..7520b5897 100644
--- a/hledger-web/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-web/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-web
-version: '1.4.99'
+version: '1.5'
 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 >=1.4.99 && <1.5
-- hledger >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+- hledger-lib >=1.5 && <1.6
+- hledger >=1.5 && <1.6
 - base >=4.8 && <5
 - base-compat >=0.8.1
 - blaze-html
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ghc-options:
 - -fno-warn-orphans
 
 library:
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.5"
   exposed-modules:
   - Application
   - Foundation
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ executables:
   hledger-web:
     source-dirs: app
     main: main.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.5"
     dependencies:
     - hledger-web
     when:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ tests:
   test:
     source-dirs: tests
     main: main.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.5"
     dependencies:
     - hledger-web
     - hspec
diff --git a/hledger/package.yaml b/hledger/package.yaml
index 24690b4cb..3ac9f1a23 100644
--- a/hledger/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger
-version: '1.4.99'
+version: '1.5'
 synopsis: Command-line interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description: |
   This is hledger's command-line interface.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ dependencies:
 - tabular >=0.2
 - time >=1.5
 - utility-ht >=0.0.13
-- hledger-lib >=1.4.99 && <1.5
+- hledger-lib >=1.5 && <1.6
 
 when:
 - condition: (!(os(windows))) && (flag(terminfo))
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ when:
   - terminfo
 
 library:
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.5"
   exposed-modules:
   - Hledger.Cli
   - Hledger.Cli.Main
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ executables:
   hledger:
     source-dirs: app
     main: hledger-cli.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.5"
     when:
     - condition: flag(threaded)
       ghc-options: -threaded
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ tests:
   test:
     source-dirs: test
     main: test.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.4.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.5"
     dependencies:
     - hledger
     - bytestring
diff --git a/site/js/site.js b/site/js/site.js
index bdbf9d77b..3c526c124 100644
--- a/site/js/site.js
+++ b/site/js/site.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function addDocVersions() {
   var newpage = page=='manual' ? page : topic;
   $('.docversions').html('Available versions: \
 <a href="/'+newpage+'.html'+(page=='manual' ? newhash : '')+'">dev</a> \
+| <a href="/doc/1.5/'+newpage+'.html'+(page=='manual' ? newhash : '')+'">1.5</a> \
 | <a href="/doc/1.4/'+newpage+'.html'+(page=='manual' ? newhash : '')+'">1.4</a> \
 | <a href="/doc/1.3/'+newpage+'.html'+(page=='manual' ? newhash : '')+'">1.3</a> \
 | <a href="/doc/1.2/'+newpage+'.html'+(page=='manual' ? newhash : '')+'">1.2</a> \