diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index 5fa0263aa..769ebaa81 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ library
                  ,cmdargs >= 0.10 && < 0.11
                  ,containers
                  ,csv
-                 ,data-pprint
+                 ,data-pprint >= 0.2.3 && < 0.3
                  ,directory
                  ,filepath
                  ,mtl
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ test-suite tests
                , cmdargs
                , containers
                , csv
-               , data-pprint
+               , data-pprint >= 0.2.3 && < 0.3
                , directory
                , filepath
                , HUnit
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index de100536f..d235ffaca 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ library
                  -- ,cabal-file-th
                  ,containers
                  ,cmdargs >= 0.10 && < 0.11
-                 ,data-pprint >= 0.2.3 && < 0.3
+                 ,data-pprint >= 0.2.1 && < 0.3
                  ,directory
                  ,filepath
                  ,haskeline >= 0.6 && <= 0.8
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ executable hledger
                  ,base >= 4.3 && < 5
                  ,containers
                  ,cmdargs >= 0.10 && < 0.11
-                 ,data-pprint >= 0.2.3 && < 0.3
+                 ,data-pprint >= 0.2.1 && < 0.3
                  ,directory
                  ,filepath
                  ,haskeline >= 0.6 && <= 0.8
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ test-suite tests
                , cmdargs
                , containers
                , csv
-               , data-pprint >= 0.2.3 && < 0.3
+               , data-pprint >= 0.2.1 && < 0.3
                , directory
                , filepath
                , haskeline