diff --git a/.version b/.version
index e3920ffa9..809bdcb85 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.11.99
+1.12
diff --git a/Shake.hs b/Shake.hs
index 1dd60c115..289aafda4 100755
--- a/Shake.hs
+++ b/Shake.hs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ main = do
       webmanpages = ["site" </> manpageNameToUri m <.> "md" | m <- manpageNames]
 
       -- versions of documentation (excluding 0.27)
-      docversions = [ "1.0" , "1.1" , "1.2" , "1.3" , "1.4" , "1.5" , "1.9", "1.10", "1.11" ]
+      docversions = [ "1.0" , "1.1" , "1.2" , "1.3" , "1.4" , "1.5" , "1.9", "1.10", "1.11", "1.12" ]
 
       -- manuals rendered to html by pandoc
       webhtmlpages
diff --git a/doc/lib.m4 b/doc/lib.m4
index 80c078f28..bce031d12 100644
--- a/doc/lib.m4
+++ b/doc/lib.m4
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ m4_define({{_webseparate_}}, m4_ifdef({{WEB && SEPARATE}},{{$1}}) )m4_dnl
 m4_define({{_webcombined_}}, m4_ifdef({{WEB && COMBINED}},{{$1}}) )m4_dnl
 m4_dnl
 m4_define({{_author_}}, {{}})m4_dnl
-m4_define({{_monthyear_}}, {{September 2018}})m4_dnl
-m4_define({{_version_}}, {{1.11.99}})m4_dnl
+m4_define({{_monthyear_}}, {{December 2018}})m4_dnl
+m4_define({{_version_}}, {{1.12}})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 ec5b14425..52013121e 100644
--- a/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal
+++ b/hledger-api/hledger-api.cabal
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 9a4689262776b01e2b52c1aea3e473b3b94b18a79a4e5f5722bdaf48e14df1e5
+-- hash: 2568034d40718576decaeee8d4cc375ed16568df787da9eef3ed8664bd3184ad
 
 name:           hledger-api
-version:        1.11.99
+version:        1.12
 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 @@ executable hledger-api
   other-modules:
       Paths_hledger_api
   ghc-options: -threaded
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , aeson
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ executable hledger-api
     , data-default >=0.5
     , docopt
     , either
-    , hledger >=1.11.99 && <1.12
-    , hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+    , hledger >=1.12 && <1.13
+    , hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
     , 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 880650d26..1f4a1d143 100644
--- a/hledger-api/hledger-api.hs
+++ b/hledger-api/hledger-api.hs
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ import           Text.Printf
 import Hledger.Query
 import Hledger.Cli hiding (Reader, version)
 
-hledgerApiVersion="1.11.99"
+hledgerApiVersion="1.12"
 
 -- https://github.com/docopt/docopt.hs#readme
 doc :: Docopt
 doc = [docopt|
-hledger-api 1.11.99
+hledger-api 1.12
 
 Serves hledger data and reports as a JSON web API.
 
diff --git a/hledger-api/package.yaml b/hledger-api/package.yaml
index eada0cc48..d43bae1ea 100644
--- a/hledger-api/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-api/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-api
-version: '1.11.99'
+version: '1.12'
 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 >=1.11.99 && <1.12
-- hledger >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+- hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
+- hledger >=1.12 && <1.13
 - base >=4.8 && <4.13
 - aeson
 - bytestring
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ executables:
   hledger-api:
     main: hledger-api.hs
     ghc-options: -threaded
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index 2dca824e3..9e0a152b3 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: ae5e73c091e30c202086784f5bc6fc55cd31198c284be23ec13750ad4f2de6ef
+-- hash: 8e0ce73c7c86c909a78d4d06e8566f8b66bc1df89f508da0b05df073c4ecd7c9
 
 name:           hledger-lib
-version:        1.11.99
+version:        1.12
 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 ea27d4329..5f414df99 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-lib
-version: '1.11.99'
+version: '1.12'
 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 1a51a400c..7c2e23eea 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
+++ b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 5e4bfca54b6db22da98dd0182785240d2f89ae97b32433027b1ed144d8398c4f
+-- hash: 1abfa4ed0acf79d9240fa75603c4070b640238aa22fa2895a8e3d6155c33a481
 
 name:           hledger-ui
-version:        1.11.99
+version:        1.12
 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,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ 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="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   build-depends:
       ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3
     , async
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ executable hledger-ui
     , directory
     , filepath
     , fsnotify >=0.2.1.2 && <0.4
-    , hledger >=1.11.99 && <1.12
-    , hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+    , hledger >=1.12 && <1.13
+    , hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <8
     , microlens >=0.4
     , microlens-platform >=0.2.3.1
diff --git a/hledger-ui/package.yaml b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
index 73a0642d6..2b3e6a702 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name        : hledger-ui
-version     : '1.11.99'
+version     : '1.12'
 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="1.11.99"
+cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
 
 dependencies:
-- hledger >=1.11.99 && <1.12
-- hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+- hledger >=1.12 && <1.13
+- hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
 - ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3
 - async
 - base >=4.8 && <4.13
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index b67dd42ee..f8c3a24d3 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: e4136e80ffc0f91a70be9ba2c2051cd80b2580f67c01bdb4d311a07d202c0a47
+-- hash: 5561e1638c4aa51f58f3983ce8187999995f3e67b5cd8654e8cc2f71a8bbb7da
 
 name:           hledger-web
-version:        1.11.99
+version:        1.12
 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
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ library
   hs-source-dirs:
       ./.
   ghc-options: -Wall -fwarn-tabs
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   build-depends:
       base >=4.8 && <4.13
     , blaze-html
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ library
     , directory
     , filepath
     , hjsmin
-    , hledger >=1.11.99 && <1.12
-    , hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+    , hledger >=1.12 && <1.13
+    , hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
     , http-client
     , http-conduit
     , json
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ executable hledger-web
   hs-source-dirs:
       app
   ghc-options: -Wall -fwarn-tabs
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   build-depends:
       base
     , hledger-web
diff --git a/hledger-web/package.yaml b/hledger-web/package.yaml
index 6ebfe65a5..7d559f860 100644
--- a/hledger-web/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-web/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger-web
-version: '1.11.99'
+version: '1.12'
 synopsis: Web interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description: |
   This is hledger's web interface.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ when:
 
 library:
   source-dirs: .
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   exposed-modules:
   - Hledger.Web
   - Hledger.Web.Application
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ library:
   - Hledger.Web.Widget.AddForm
   - Hledger.Web.Widget.Common
   dependencies:
-  - hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
-  - hledger >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+  - hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
+  - hledger >=1.12 && <1.13
   - base >=4.8 && <4.13
   - blaze-html
   - blaze-markup
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ executables:
   hledger-web:
     source-dirs: app
     main: main.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
     dependencies:
     - base
     - hledger-web
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ executables:
 #   test:
 #     source-dirs: tests
 #     main: main.hs
-#     cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+#     cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
 #     dependencies:
 #     - base
 #     - hledger-web
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index 17fff545a..17310eec8 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 0c493cc89b0b040504bc5dfad3504ba6f45d6a93042361aa52838e7ee0563be4
+-- hash: 459ec44c2ae4fd1a0f7e0f8001c3efae2a39ff8b1ef53baa0a510b0674e98c2c
 
 name:           hledger
-version:        1.11.99
+version:        1.12
 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
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ library
   other-modules:
       Paths_hledger
   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="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , Diff
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ library
     , hashable >=1.2.4
     , haskeline >=0.6
     , here
-    , hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+    , hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
     , lucid
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <8
     , mtl
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ 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="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ executable hledger
     , haskeline >=0.6
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+    , hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <8
     , mtl
     , mtl-compat
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ 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="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ test-suite test
     , haskeline >=0.6
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+    , hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <8
     , mtl
     , mtl-compat
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ benchmark bench
     , haskeline >=0.6
     , here
     , hledger
-    , hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+    , hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
     , html
     , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <8
     , mtl
diff --git a/hledger/package.yaml b/hledger/package.yaml
index a9d3563c8..156671600 100644
--- a/hledger/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: hledger
-version: '1.11.99'
+version: '1.12'
 synopsis: Command-line interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description: |
   This is hledger's command-line interface.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ghc-options:
 - -optP-Wno-nonportable-include-path
 
 dependencies:
-- hledger-lib >=1.11.99 && <1.12
+- hledger-lib >=1.12 && <1.13
 - ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3
 - base >=4.8 && <4.13
 - base-compat-batteries >=0.10.1 && <0.11
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ when:
   - terminfo
 
 library:
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
   exposed-modules:
   - Hledger.Cli
   - Hledger.Cli.Main
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ executables:
   hledger:
     source-dirs: app
     main: hledger-cli.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
     when:
     - condition: flag(threaded)
       ghc-options: -threaded
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ tests:
   test:
     source-dirs: test
     main: test.hs
-    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.11.99"
+    cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.12"
     dependencies:
     - hledger
     - test-framework