diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 User-visible changes in hledger-api.
-See also hledger's change log.
+See also the hledger and the project change logs.
+
+
+# 1.1 (2016/12/31)
+
+-   serves on 127.0.0.1 by default, --host option added (#432)
+    
+    Consistent with hledger-web: serves only local requests by default,
+    use --host=IPADDR to change this.
+
+-   fixed the version string in command-line help and swagger info
 
 
 # 1.0 (2016/10/26)
diff --git a/doc/hledger-api.1 b/doc/hledger-api.1
--- a/doc/hledger-api.1
+++ b/doc/hledger-api.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-.TH "hledger\-api" "1" "October 2016" "hledger\-api 1.0" "hledger User Manuals"
+.TH "hledger\-api" "1" "December 2016" "hledger\-api 1.1" "hledger User Manuals"
 
 
 
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@
 perhaps \f[C]C:/Users/USER/.hledger.journal\f[]).
 For more about this see hledger(1), hledger_journal(5) etc.
 .PP
-The server listens on port 8001, or another specified with
-\f[C]\-p\ PORT\f[].
-Note there is no built\-in access control, so you will need to hide
+The server listens on IP address 127.0.0.1, accessible only to local
+requests, by default.
+You can change this with \f[C]\-\-host\f[], eg
+\f[C]\-\-host\ 0.0.0.0\f[] to listen on all addresses.
+Note there is no other access control, so you will need to hide
 hledger\-api behind an authenticating proxy if you want to restrict
 access.
+You can change the TCP port (default: 8001) with \f[C]\-p\ PORT\f[].
 .PP
 If invoked as \f[C]hledger\-api\ \-\-swagger\f[], instead of starting a
 server the API docs will be printed in Swagger 2.0 format.
diff --git a/doc/hledger-api.1.info b/doc/hledger-api.1.info
--- a/doc/hledger-api.1.info
+++ b/doc/hledger-api.1.info
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 File: hledger-api.1.info,  Node: Top,  Up: (dir)
 
-hledger-api(1) hledger-api 1.0
+hledger-api(1) hledger-api 1.1
 ******************************
 
 hledger-api is a simple web API server, intended to support client-side
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 `C:/Users/USER/.hledger.journal'). For more about this see hledger(1),
 hledger_journal(5) etc.
 
-   The server listens on port 8001, or another specified with `-p
-PORT'. Note there is no built-in access control, so you will need to
-hide hledger-api behind an authenticating proxy if you want to restrict
-access.
+   The server listens on IP address 127.0.0.1, accessible only to local
+requests, by default. You can change this with `--host', eg `--host
+0.0.0.0' to listen on all addresses. Note there is no other access
+control, so you will need to hide hledger-api behind an authenticating
+proxy if you want to restrict access. You can change the TCP port
+(default: 8001) with `-p PORT'.
 
    If invoked as `hledger-api --swagger', instead of starting a server
 the API docs will be printed in Swagger 2.0 format.
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@
 
 Tag Table:
 Node: Top90
-Node: OPTIONS1055
-Ref: #options1142
+Node: OPTIONS1216
+Ref: #options1303
 
 End Tag Table
diff --git a/doc/hledger-api.1.txt b/doc/hledger-api.1.txt
--- a/doc/hledger-api.1.txt
+++ b/doc/hledger-api.1.txt
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
        C:/Users/USER/.hledger.journal).   For  more about this see hledger(1),
        hledger_journal(5) etc.
 
-       The server listens on port 8001, or  another  specified  with  -p PORT.
-       Note  there  is  no  built-in  access control, so you will need to hide
-       hledger-api behind an authenticating proxy  if  you  want  to  restrict
-       access.
+       The server listens on IP address 127.0.0.1, accessible  only  to  local
+       requests,   by   default.    You   can  change  this  with  --host,  eg
+       --host 0.0.0.0 to listen on all addresses.   Note  there  is  no  other
+       access  control, so you will need to hide hledger-api behind an authen-
+       ticating proxy if you want to restrict access.  You can change the  TCP
+       port (default: 8001) with -p PORT.
 
        If  invoked  as hledger-api --swagger, instead of starting a server the
        API docs will be printed in Swagger 2.0 format.
@@ -118,4 +120,4 @@
 
 
 
-hledger-api 1.0                  October 2016                   hledger-api(1)
+hledger-api 1.1                  December 2016                  hledger-api(1)
diff --git a/hledger-api.cabal b/hledger-api.cabal
--- a/hledger-api.cabal
+++ b/hledger-api.cabal
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
--- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.14.0.
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.15.0.
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           hledger-api
-version:        1.0
+version:        1.1
 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.
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 executable hledger-api
   main-is: hledger-api.hs
   ghc-options: -threaded
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.0"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.1"
   build-depends:
-      hledger-lib >= 1.0 && < 1.1
-    , hledger >= 1.0 && < 1.1
-    , base >=4 && <5
+      hledger-lib >= 1.1 && < 1.2
+    , hledger >= 1.1 && < 1.2
+    , base >=4.8 && <5
     , aeson
     , bytestring
     , containers
diff --git a/hledger-api.hs b/hledger-api.hs
--- a/hledger-api.hs
+++ b/hledger-api.hs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import           Data.Decimal
 import qualified Data.Map as M
 import           Data.Proxy
+import           Data.String (fromString)
 import           Data.Swagger
 import           Data.Text hiding (map,reverse)
 import           Network.Wai as Wai
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@
 import Hledger.Query
 import Hledger.Cli hiding (Reader, version)
 
-hledgerApiVersion="0.27.98"
+hledgerApiVersion="1.1"
 
 -- https://github.com/docopt/docopt.hs#readme
 doc :: Docopt
 doc = [docopt|
-hledger-api 0.27.98
+hledger-api 1.1
 
 Serves hledger data and reports as a JSON web API.
 
@@ -52,16 +53,17 @@
   hledger-api -h|--help|--info
 
 Options:
-  -f --file FILE  use a different input file
-                  (default: $LEDGER_FILE or ~/.hledger.journal)
-  -d --static-dir DIR  serve files from a different directory
-                  (default: .)
-  -p --port PORT  use a different TCP port (default: 8001)
-     --version    show version
-  -h              show usage
-     --help       show manual
-     --man        show manual with man
-     --info       show manual with info
+  -f --file FILE   use a different input file
+                   (default: $LEDGER_FILE or ~/.hledger.journal)
+  -d --static-dir  DIR  serve files from a different directory
+                   (default: .)
+     --host IPADDR listen on this IP address (default: 127.0.0.1)
+  -p --port PORT   listen on this TCP port (default: 8001)
+     --version     show version
+  -h               show usage
+     --help        show manual
+     --man         show manual with man
+     --info        show manual with info
 |]
 
 swaggerSpec :: Swagger
@@ -80,7 +82,10 @@
   when (isPresent args (longOption "info")) $ runInfoForTopic "api" >> exitSuccess
   when (isPresent args (longOption "version")) $ putStrLn hledgerApiVersion >> exitSuccess
   when (isPresent args (longOption "swagger")) $ BL8.putStrLn (encode swaggerSpec) >> exitSuccess
-  let defp = "8001"
+  let
+    defh = "127.0.0.1"
+    h = getArgWithDefault args defh (longOption "host")
+    defp = "8001"
   p <- case readMay $ getArgWithDefault args defp (longOption "port") of
         Nothing -> exitWithUsage doc
         Just n  -> return n
@@ -90,14 +95,17 @@
   let
     defd = "."
     d = getArgWithDefault args defd (longOption "static-dir")
-  readJournalFile Nothing Nothing True f >>= either error' (serveApi p d f)
+  readJournalFile Nothing Nothing True f >>= either error' (serveApi h p d f)
 
-serveApi :: Int -> FilePath -> FilePath -> Journal -> IO ()
-serveApi p d f j = do
-  printf "Starting web api http://localhost:%d/api/v1 for %s\n" p f
-  printf "and file server  http://localhost:%d        for %s/\n" p d
+serveApi :: String -> Int -> FilePath -> FilePath -> Journal -> IO ()
+serveApi h p d f j = do
+  printf "Starting web api http://%s:%d/api/v1 for %s\n" h p f
+  printf "and file server  http://%s:%d        for %s/\n" h p d
   printf "Press ctrl-c to quit\n"
-  Warp.run p $
+  let warpsettings = defaultSettings
+        & setHost (fromString h)
+        & setPort p
+  Warp.runSettings warpsettings $
     logStdout $
     hledgerApiApp d j
 
