diff --git a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Main.hs b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Main.hs
index 7419e2aad..038cd063e 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Main.hs
+++ b/hledger-ui/Hledger/UI/Main.hs
@@ -226,7 +226,12 @@ runBrickUi uopts@UIOpts{cliopts_=copts@CliOpts{reportopts_=ropts}} j = do
             )
 
         -- and start the app. Must be inside the withManager block
-        void $ customMain (mkVty def) (Just eventChan) brickapp ui
+#if MIN_VERSION_vty(0,15,0)
+        let myVty = mkVty mempty
+#else
+        let myVty = mkVty def
+#endif
+        void $ customMain myVty (Just eventChan) brickapp ui
 
 showFSNEvent (Added    f _) = "Added "    ++ show f
 showFSNEvent (Modified f _) = "Modified " ++ show f
diff --git a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
index d624becba..42ea89101 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
+++ b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ executable hledger-ui
     buildable: False
   else
     build-depends:
-        brick >= 0.12 && < 0.17
-      , vty >= 5.5 && < 5.15
+        brick >= 0.12 && < 0.18
+      , vty >= 5.5 && < 5.16
   if flag(threaded)
     ghc-options: -threaded
   if flag(oldtime)