diff --git a/hledger.cabal b/hledger.cabal
index ee7fa3539..c6ce4d8dd 100644
--- a/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger.cabal
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Cabal-Version:  >= 1.2
 
 Executable hledger
   Build-Depends:  base, containers, haskell98, directory, parsec, regex-compat, regexpr,
-                  old-locale, time, HUnit, vty, mtl, bytestring
+                  old-locale, time, HUnit, vty==3.1.2, mtl, bytestring
   Main-Is:        hledger.hs
   Other-Modules:  
                   BalanceCommand