diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.23.3 (2014/9/12)
+
+- allow text 1.2+ (fixes #207)
+
 0.23.2 (2014/5/8)
 
 - register: also fix date sorting of postings (#184)
diff --git a/Hledger/Cli.hs b/Hledger/Cli.hs
--- a/Hledger/Cli.hs
+++ b/Hledger/Cli.hs
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@
    ,"account directive should preserve \"virtual\" posting type" ~: do
       j <- readJournal Nothing Nothing Nothing "!account test\n2008/12/07 One\n  (from)  $-1\n  (to)  $1\n" >>= either error' return
       let p = head $ tpostings $ head $ jtxns j
-      assertBool "" $ (paccount p) == "test:from"
-      assertBool "" $ (ptype p) == VirtualPosting
+      assertBool "" $ paccount p == "test:from"
+      assertBool "" $ ptype p == VirtualPosting
 
    ]
 
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
  ]
 -}
 
+defaultyear_journal_str :: String
 defaultyear_journal_str = unlines
  ["Y2009"
  ,""
@@ -337,9 +338,10 @@
 --  ,""
 --  ]
 
+journal7 :: Journal
 journal7 = nulljournal {jtxns = 
           [
-           txnTieKnot $ Transaction {
+           txnTieKnot Transaction {
              tdate=parsedate "2007/01/01",
              tdate2=Nothing,
              tstatus=False,
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@
              tpreceding_comment_lines=""
            }
           ,
-           txnTieKnot $ Transaction {
+           txnTieKnot Transaction {
              tdate=parsedate "2007/02/01",
              tdate2=Nothing,
              tstatus=False,
@@ -369,7 +371,7 @@
              tpreceding_comment_lines=""
            }
           ,
-           txnTieKnot $ Transaction {
+           txnTieKnot Transaction {
              tdate=parsedate "2007/01/02",
              tdate2=Nothing,
              tstatus=False,
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@
              tpreceding_comment_lines=""
            }
           ,
-           txnTieKnot $ Transaction {
+           txnTieKnot Transaction {
              tdate=parsedate "2007/01/03",
              tdate2=Nothing,
              tstatus=False,
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@
              tpreceding_comment_lines=""
            }
           ,
-           txnTieKnot $ Transaction {
+           txnTieKnot Transaction {
              tdate=parsedate "2007/01/03",
              tdate2=Nothing,
              tstatus=False,
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@
              tpreceding_comment_lines=""
            }
           ,
-           txnTieKnot $ Transaction {
+           txnTieKnot Transaction {
              tdate=parsedate "2007/01/03",
              tdate2=Nothing,
              tstatus=False,
@@ -431,4 +433,5 @@
           ]
          }
 
+ledger7 :: Ledger
 ledger7 = ledgerFromJournal Any journal7
diff --git a/Hledger/Cli/Histogram.hs b/Hledger/Cli/Histogram.hs
--- a/Hledger/Cli/Histogram.hs
+++ b/Hledger/Cli/Histogram.hs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 module Hledger.Cli.Histogram
 where
+
 import Data.List
 import Data.Maybe
 import Data.Ord
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 import Prelude hiding (putStr)
 import Hledger.Utils.UTF8IOCompat (putStr)
 
-
+activitymode :: Mode RawOpts
 activitymode = (defCommandMode $ ["activity"] ++ aliases) {
   modeHelp = "show an ascii barchart of posting counts per interval (default: daily)" `withAliases` aliases
  ,modeHelpSuffix = []
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
  }
   where aliases = []
 
+barchar :: Char
 barchar = '*'
 
 -- | Print a histogram of some statistic per reporting interval, such as
@@ -46,8 +48,8 @@
       i = intervalFromOpts opts
       interval | i == NoInterval = Days 1
                | otherwise = i
-      span = queryDateSpan (date2_ opts) q `spanDefaultsFrom` journalDateSpan (date2_ opts) j
-      spans = filter (DateSpan Nothing Nothing /=) $ splitSpan interval span
+      span' = queryDateSpan (date2_ opts) q `spanDefaultsFrom` journalDateSpan (date2_ opts) j
+      spans = filter (DateSpan Nothing Nothing /=) $ splitSpan interval span'
       spanps = [(s, filter (isPostingInDateSpan s) ps) | s <- spans]
       -- same as Register
       -- should count transactions, not postings ?
diff --git a/hledger.cabal b/hledger.cabal
--- a/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           hledger
-version: 0.23.2
+version: 0.23.3
 stability:      stable
 category:       Finance, Console
 synopsis:       The main command-line interface for the hledger accounting tool.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 -- data-dir:       data
 -- data-files:
 extra-tmp-files:
-extra-source-files: 
+extra-source-files:
                     tests/suite.hs
                     CHANGES
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     Default:       True
 
 library
-  cpp-options:    -DVERSION="0.23.2"
+  cpp-options:    -DVERSION="0.23.3"
   ghc-options:    -W
   default-language: Haskell2010
   -- should be the same as below
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                   Hledger.Cli.Stats
   -- should be the same as below
   build-depends:
-                  hledger-lib == 0.23.2
+                  hledger-lib == 0.23.3
                  ,base >= 4.3 && < 5
                  -- ,cabal-file-th
                  ,containers
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                  ,shakespeare-text >= 1.0 && < 1.2
                  ,shakespeare      >= 1.0 && < 2.1
                  ,split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
-                 ,text >= 0.11 && < 1.2
+                 ,text >= 0.11
                  ,tabular >= 0.2 && < 0.3
                  ,time
                  ,utf8-string >= 0.3.5 && < 0.4
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@
                   Hledger.Cli.Print
                   Hledger.Cli.Register
                   Hledger.Cli.Stats
-  cpp-options:    -DVERSION="0.23.2"
+  cpp-options:    -DVERSION="0.23.3"
   ghc-options:    -W
   if flag(threaded)
        ghc-options:   -threaded
  -- should be the same as above
   default-language: Haskell2010
   build-depends:
-                  hledger-lib == 0.23.2
+                  hledger-lib == 0.23.3
                  ,base >= 4.3 && < 5
                  ,containers
                  ,cmdargs >= 0.10 && < 0.11
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
                  ,shakespeare      >= 1.0 && < 2.1
                  ,split >= 0.1 && < 0.3
                  ,tabular >= 0.2 && < 0.3
-                 ,text >= 0.11 && < 1.2
+                 ,text >= 0.11
                  ,time
                  ,utf8-string >= 0.3.5 && < 0.4
                  ,wizards == 1.0.*