diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 User-visible changes in hledger-ui.
 See also the hledger changelog.
 
+# 1.16.2 2020-01-14
+
+- add support for megaparsec 8 (#1175)
+
 # 1.16.1 2019-12-03
 
 - use hledger 1.16.1, fixing GHC 8.0/8.2 build
diff --git a/hledger-ui.1 b/hledger-ui.1
--- a/hledger-ui.1
+++ b/hledger-ui.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-.TH "hledger-ui" "1" "December 2019" "hledger-ui 1.16.1" "hledger User Manuals"
+.TH "hledger-ui" "1" "January 2020" "hledger-ui 1.16.2" "hledger User Manuals"
 
 
 
@@ -47,113 +47,113 @@
 Any QUERYARGS are interpreted as a hledger search query which filters
 the data.
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--watch\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--watch\f[B]\f[R]
 watch for data and date changes and reload automatically
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--theme=default|terminal|greenterm\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--theme=default|terminal|greenterm\f[B]\f[R]
 use this custom display theme
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--register=ACCTREGEX\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--register=ACCTREGEX\f[B]\f[R]
 start in the (first) matched account\[aq]s register screen
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--change\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--change\f[B]\f[R]
 show period balances (changes) at startup instead of historical balances
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-F --flat\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-F --flat\f[B]\f[R]
 show accounts as a list (default)
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-T --tree\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-T --tree\f[B]\f[R]
 show accounts as a tree
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--future\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--future\f[B]\f[R]
 show transactions dated later than today (normally hidden)
 .PP
 hledger input options:
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-f FILE --file=FILE\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-f FILE --file=FILE\f[B]\f[R]
 use a different input file.
 For stdin, use - (default: \f[C]$LEDGER_FILE\f[R] or
 \f[C]$HOME/.hledger.journal\f[R])
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--rules-file=RULESFILE\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--rules-file=RULESFILE\f[B]\f[R]
 Conversion rules file to use when reading CSV (default: FILE.rules)
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--separator=CHAR\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--separator=CHAR\f[B]\f[R]
 Field separator to expect when reading CSV (default: \[aq],\[aq])
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--alias=OLD=NEW\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--alias=OLD=NEW\f[B]\f[R]
 rename accounts named OLD to NEW
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--anon\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--anon\f[B]\f[R]
 anonymize accounts and payees
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--pivot FIELDNAME\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--pivot FIELDNAME\f[B]\f[R]
 use some other field or tag for the account name
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-I --ignore-assertions\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-I --ignore-assertions\f[B]\f[R]
 ignore any failing balance assertions
 .PP
 hledger reporting options:
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-b --begin=DATE\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-b --begin=DATE\f[B]\f[R]
 include postings/txns on or after this date
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-e --end=DATE\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-e --end=DATE\f[B]\f[R]
 include postings/txns before this date
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-D --daily\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-D --daily\f[B]\f[R]
 multiperiod/multicolumn report by day
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-W --weekly\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-W --weekly\f[B]\f[R]
 multiperiod/multicolumn report by week
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-M --monthly\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-M --monthly\f[B]\f[R]
 multiperiod/multicolumn report by month
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-Q --quarterly\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-Q --quarterly\f[B]\f[R]
 multiperiod/multicolumn report by quarter
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-Y --yearly\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-Y --yearly\f[B]\f[R]
 multiperiod/multicolumn report by year
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-p --period=PERIODEXP\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-p --period=PERIODEXP\f[B]\f[R]
 set start date, end date, and/or reporting interval all at once using
 period expressions syntax
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--date2\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--date2\f[B]\f[R]
 match the secondary date instead (see command help for other effects)
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-U --unmarked\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-U --unmarked\f[B]\f[R]
 include only unmarked postings/txns (can combine with -P or -C)
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-P --pending\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-P --pending\f[B]\f[R]
 include only pending postings/txns
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-C --cleared\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-C --cleared\f[B]\f[R]
 include only cleared postings/txns
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-R --real\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-R --real\f[B]\f[R]
 include only non-virtual postings
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-NUM --depth=NUM\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-NUM --depth=NUM\f[B]\f[R]
 hide/aggregate accounts or postings more than NUM levels deep
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-E --empty\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-E --empty\f[B]\f[R]
 show items with zero amount, normally hidden (and vice-versa in
 hledger-ui/hledger-web)
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-B --cost\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-B --cost\f[B]\f[R]
 convert amounts to their cost at transaction time (using the transaction
 price, if any)
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-V --value\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-V --value\f[B]\f[R]
 convert amounts to their market value on the report end date (using the
 most recent applicable market price, if any)
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--auto\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--auto\f[B]\f[R]
 apply automated posting rules to modify transactions.
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--forecast\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--forecast\f[B]\f[R]
 apply periodic transaction rules to generate future transactions, to 6
 months from now or report end date.
 .PP
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@
 .PP
 hledger help options:
 .TP
-.B \f[C]-h --help\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]-h --help\f[B]\f[R]
 show general usage (or after COMMAND, command usage)
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--version\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--version\f[B]\f[R]
 show version
 .TP
-.B \f[C]--debug[=N]\f[R]
+\f[B]\f[CB]--debug[=N]\f[B]\f[R]
 show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1)
 .PP
 A \[at]FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which
diff --git a/hledger-ui.cabal b/hledger-ui.cabal
--- a/hledger-ui.cabal
+++ b/hledger-ui.cabal
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 --
--- hash: 354dc6a7a17c244ef4c9b74ce8a07190e798a13b158c0169dfb17633c1f58f60
+-- hash: 2b0a9cb6df439ba7f11df93f34158c1317a7327c5e4cffe2e92a242a706f1ab2
 
 name:           hledger-ui
-version:        1.16.1
+version:        1.16.2
 synopsis:       Terminal user interface for the hledger accounting tool
 description:    This is hledger's terminal interface.
                 It is simpler and more convenient for browsing data than the command-line interface,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   hs-source-dirs:
       ./.
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.16.1"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.16.2"
   build-depends:
       ansi-terminal >=0.6.2.3
     , async
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
     , directory
     , filepath
     , fsnotify >=0.2.1.2 && <0.4
-    , hledger >=1.16.1 && <1.17
-    , hledger-lib >=1.16.1 && <1.17
-    , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <8
+    , hledger >=1.16.2 && <1.17
+    , hledger-lib >=1.16.2 && <1.17
+    , megaparsec >=7.0.0 && <8.1
     , microlens >=0.4
     , microlens-platform >=0.2.3.1
     , pretty-show >=1.6.4
diff --git a/hledger-ui.info b/hledger-ui.info
--- a/hledger-ui.info
+++ b/hledger-ui.info
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-This is hledger-ui.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.5 from stdin.
+This is hledger-ui.info, produced by makeinfo version 6.7 from stdin.
 
 
 File: hledger-ui.info,  Node: Top,  Next: OPTIONS,  Up: (dir)
 
-hledger-ui(1) hledger-ui 1.16.1
+hledger-ui(1) hledger-ui 1.16.2
 *******************************
 
 hledger-ui is hledger's terminal interface, providing an efficient
@@ -439,3 +439,8 @@
 Ref: #error-screen14811
 
 End Tag Table
+
+
+Local Variables:
+coding: utf-8
+End:
diff --git a/hledger-ui.txt b/hledger-ui.txt
--- a/hledger-ui.txt
+++ b/hledger-ui.txt
@@ -431,4 +431,4 @@
 
 
 
-hledger-ui 1.16.1                December 2019                   hledger-ui(1)
+hledger-ui 1.16.2                January 2020                    hledger-ui(1)