diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
 See also the hledger changelog.
 
 
+# 1.52.1 2026-04-28
+
+Improvements
+
+- Uses hledger 1.52.1.
+
+
 # 1.52 2026-03-20
 
 Fixes
diff --git a/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web.cabal
--- a/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           hledger-web
-version:        1.52
+version:        1.52.1
 synopsis:       Web user interface for the hledger accounting system
 description:    A simple web user interface for the hledger accounting system,
                 providing a more modern UI than the command-line or terminal interfaces.
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
   hs-source-dirs:
       ./
   ghc-options: -Wall -Wno-incomplete-uni-patterns -Wno-missing-signatures -Wno-orphans -Wno-type-defaults -Wno-unused-do-bind -threaded
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.52"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.52.1"
   build-depends:
       Decimal >=0.5.1
     , aeson >=1 && <2.3
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@
     , filepath
     , githash >=0.1.6.2
     , hjsmin
-    , hledger ==1.52.*
-    , hledger-lib ==1.52.*
+    , hledger >=1.52.1 && <1.53
+    , hledger-lib >=1.52.1 && <1.53
     , hspec
     , http-client
     , http-conduit
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
   hs-source-dirs:
       app
   ghc-options: -Wall -Wno-incomplete-uni-patterns -Wno-missing-signatures -Wno-orphans -Wno-type-defaults -Wno-unused-do-bind -threaded
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.52"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.52.1"
   build-depends:
       base >=4.18 && <4.23
     , hledger-web
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
   hs-source-dirs:
       test
   ghc-options: -Wall -Wno-incomplete-uni-patterns -Wno-missing-signatures -Wno-orphans -Wno-type-defaults -Wno-unused-do-bind -threaded
-  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.52"
+  cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.52.1"
   build-depends:
       base >=4.18 && <4.23
     , hledger-web