diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 User-visible changes in hledger-api.
 See also the hledger changelog.
 
+# 1.14 2019-03-01
+
+- use hledger 1.14
+
 # 1.13 (2019/02/01)
 
 - use hledger 1.13
diff --git a/hledger-api.1 b/hledger-api.1
--- a/hledger-api.1
+++ b/hledger-api.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-.TH "hledger\-api" "1" "February 2019" "hledger\-api 1.13" "hledger User Manuals"
+.TH "hledger\-api" "1" "March 2019" "hledger\-api 1.14" "hledger User Manuals"
 
 
 
diff --git a/hledger-api.cabal b/hledger-api.cabal
--- a/hledger-api.cabal
+++ b/hledger-api.cabal
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: d466c16400216144122ec39c234f0b399daffb1a7eb48236b78b63ba59102275
+-- hash: e7c0a6dd7378e0cca56c467d680045884bad0673d1c9e749b2d06484b2a8dd08
 
 name:           hledger-api
-version:        1.13
+version:        1.14
 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.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 maintainer:     Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
 license:        GPL-3
 license-file:   LICENSE
-tested-with:    GHC==7.10.3, GHC==8.0.2, GHC==8.2.2, GHC==8.4.3
+tested-with:    GHC==7.10.3, GHC==8.0.2, GHC==8.2.2, GHC==8.4.3, GHC==8.6.3
 build-type:     Simple
 extra-source-files:
     CHANGES.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   other-modules:
       Paths_hledger_api
   ghc-options: -threaded
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.13"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.14"
   build-depends:
       Decimal
     , aeson
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     , data-default >=0.5
     , docopt
     , either
-    , hledger >=1.13 && <1.14
-    , hledger-lib >=1.13 && <1.14
+    , hledger >=1.14 && <1.15
+    , hledger-lib >=1.14 && <1.15
     , microlens >=0.4
     , microlens-platform >=0.2.3.1
     , safe
diff --git a/hledger-api.hs b/hledger-api.hs
--- a/hledger-api.hs
+++ b/hledger-api.hs
@@ -37,12 +37,17 @@
 import Hledger.Query
 import Hledger.Cli hiding (Reader, version)
 
-hledgerApiVersion="1.13"
+#ifdef VERSION
+hledgerApiVersion = VERSION
+#else
+hledgerApiVersion = "dev build"
+#endif
 
 -- https://github.com/docopt/docopt.hs#readme
+-- XXX VERSION is "X.Y" and the quotes appear in the output
 doc :: Docopt
 doc = [docopt|
-hledger-api 1.13
+hledger-api VERSION
 
 Serves hledger data and reports as a JSON web API.
 
@@ -161,19 +166,59 @@
             thisacctq = Acct $ accountNameToAccountRegex a -- includes subs
           return $ accountTransactionsReport ropts j q thisacctq
 
-instance ToJSON Status where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions -- avoiding https://github.com/bos/aeson/issues/290
-instance ToJSON GenericSourcePos where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON Decimal where
-  toJSON = toJSON . show
-instance ToJSON Amount where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON AmountStyle where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON Side where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON DigitGroupStyle where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON MixedAmount where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON BalanceAssertion where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON Price where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON MarketPrice where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
-instance ToJSON PostingType where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+-- avoiding https://github.com/bos/aeson/issues/290 - no longer needed ?
+--instance ToJSON Status where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions -- avoiding https://github.com/bos/aeson/issues/290
+--instance ToJSON GenericSourcePos where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON Decimal where toJSON = toJSON . show
+--instance ToJSON Amount where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON AmountStyle where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON Side where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON DigitGroupStyle where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON MixedAmount where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON BalanceAssertion where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON Price where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON MarketPrice where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON PostingType where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON Posting where
+--  toJSON Posting{..} =
+--    object
+--    ["pdate"             .= toJSON pdate
+--    ,"pdate2"            .= toJSON pdate2
+--    ,"pstatus"           .= toJSON pstatus
+--    ,"paccount"          .= toJSON paccount
+--    ,"pamount"           .= toJSON pamount
+--    ,"pcomment"          .= toJSON pcomment
+--    ,"ptype"             .= toJSON ptype
+--    ,"ptags"             .= toJSON ptags
+--    ,"pbalanceassertion" .= toJSON pbalanceassertion
+--    ,"ptransactionidx"   .= toJSON (maybe "" (show.tindex) ptransaction)
+--    ]
+--instance ToJSON Transaction where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+--instance ToJSON Account where
+--  toJSON a =
+--    object
+--    ["aname"        .= toJSON (aname a)
+--    ,"aebalance"    .= toJSON (aebalance a)
+--    ,"aibalance"    .= toJSON (aibalance a)
+--    ,"anumpostings" .= toJSON (anumpostings a)
+--    ,"aboring"      .= toJSON (aboring a)
+--    ,"aparentname"  .= toJSON (maybe "" aname $ aparent a)
+--    ,"asubs"        .= toJSON (map toJSON $ asubs a)
+--    ]
+
+-- Convert things to JSON for serving to clients
+instance ToJSON Status
+instance ToJSON GenericSourcePos
+instance ToJSON Decimal where toJSON = toJSON . show
+instance ToJSON Amount
+instance ToJSON AmountStyle
+instance ToJSON Side
+instance ToJSON DigitGroupStyle
+instance ToJSON MixedAmount
+instance ToJSON BalanceAssertion
+instance ToJSON Price
+instance ToJSON MarketPrice
+instance ToJSON PostingType
 instance ToJSON Posting where
   toJSON Posting{..} =
     object
@@ -188,7 +233,7 @@
     ,"pbalanceassertion" .= toJSON pbalanceassertion
     ,"ptransactionidx"   .= toJSON (maybe "" (show.tindex) ptransaction)
     ]
-instance ToJSON Transaction where toJSON = genericToJSON defaultOptions
+instance ToJSON Transaction
 instance ToJSON Account where
   toJSON a =
     object
@@ -200,6 +245,8 @@
     ,"aparentname"  .= toJSON (maybe "" aname $ aparent a)
     ,"asubs"        .= toJSON (map toJSON $ asubs a)
     ]
+
+-- convert things to Schema for swagger API description
 instance ToSchema Status
 instance ToSchema GenericSourcePos
 instance ToSchema Decimal
diff --git a/hledger-api.info b/hledger-api.info
--- a/hledger-api.info
+++ b/hledger-api.info
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 File: hledger-api.info,  Node: Top,  Next: OPTIONS,  Up: (dir)
 
-hledger-api(1) hledger-api 1.13
+hledger-api(1) hledger-api 1.14
 *******************************
 
 hledger-api is a simple web API server, intended to support client-side
diff --git a/hledger-api.txt b/hledger-api.txt
--- a/hledger-api.txt
+++ b/hledger-api.txt
@@ -117,4 +117,4 @@
 
 
 
-hledger-api 1.13                 February 2019                  hledger-api(1)
+hledger-api 1.14                  March 2019                    hledger-api(1)