diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Internal/api/developer-ish changes in the hledger-lib (and hledger) packages.
 For user-visible changes, see the hledger package changelog.
 
+# 1.14.1 2019-03-20
+
+- require easytest <0.3 to fix build issue
+
 # 1.14 2019-03-01
 
 - added:  
diff --git a/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs b/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs
--- a/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs
+++ b/Hledger/Read/CsvReader.hs
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
           where
             statuserror err = error' $ unlines
               ["error: could not parse \""++str++"\" as a cleared status (should be *, ! or empty)"
-              ,"the parse error is:      "++show err
+              ,"the parse error is:      "++customErrorBundlePretty err
               ]
     code        = maybe "" render $ mfieldtemplate "code"
     description = maybe "" render $ mfieldtemplate "description"
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
       ,"the amount rule is:      "++(fromMaybe "" $ mfieldtemplate "amount")
       ,"the currency rule is:    "++(fromMaybe "unspecified" $ mfieldtemplate "currency")
       ,"the default-currency is: "++fromMaybe "unspecified" mdefaultcurrency
-      ,"the parse error is:      "++show err
+      ,"the parse error is:      "++customErrorBundlePretty err
       ,"you may need to "
        ++"change your amount or currency rules, "
        ++"or "++maybe "add a" (const "change your") mskip++" skip rule"
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
       ,"the balance rule is:      "++(fromMaybe "" $ mfieldtemplate "balance")
       ,"the currency rule is:    "++(fromMaybe "unspecified" $ mfieldtemplate "currency")
       ,"the default-currency is: "++fromMaybe "unspecified" mdefaultcurrency
-      ,"the parse error is:      "++show err
+      ,"the parse error is:      "++customErrorBundlePretty err
       ]
 
     -- build the transaction
diff --git a/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib.cabal
--- a/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: e2c444e055dd9ef61f9cbddeeddf69ce3274e6c2eef4b64301b7107144d7d84b
+-- hash: 4d6b36fe7c3d7cbcff001ad72b5f9030c0fdf2caf573b30e46dddbc0045a7066
 
 name:           hledger-lib
-version:        1.14
+version:        1.14.1
 synopsis:       Core data types, parsers and functionality for the hledger accounting tools
 description:    This is a reusable library containing hledger's core functionality.
                 .
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     , data-default >=0.5
     , deepseq
     , directory
-    , easytest
+    , easytest >=0.2.1 && <0.3
     , extra
     , file-embed >=0.0.10
     , filepath
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
     , deepseq
     , directory
     , doctest >=0.16
-    , easytest
+    , easytest >=0.2.1 && <0.3
     , extra
     , file-embed >=0.0.10
     , filepath
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
     , data-default >=0.5
     , deepseq
     , directory
-    , easytest
+    , easytest >=0.2.1 && <0.3
     , extra
     , file-embed >=0.0.10
     , filepath