diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+1.5.3.1
+-------
+
+- sab 13 nov 2021, 18:30:01
+- Bump hspec
+
+
 1.5.3.0
 -------
 
diff --git a/lentil.cabal b/lentil.cabal
--- a/lentil.cabal
+++ b/lentil.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                lentil
-version:             1.5.3.0
+version:             1.5.3.1
 synopsis:            frugal issue tracker
 description:         minumum effort, cohesive issue tracker based on
                      ubiquitous @TODO@s and @FIXME@s conventions.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                        text==1.2.*,
                        terminal-progress-bar==0.4.*
                        -- same as above, plus hspec
-                       , hspec      >= 2.3 && < 2.9
+                       , hspec      >= 2.3 && < 2.10
   other-modules:       Lentil.Types, Lentil.Args, Lentil.File, Lentil.Print,
                        Lentil.Query, Lentil.Export, Lentil.Parse.Source,
                        Lentil.Parse.Issue, Lentil.Parse.Syntaxes,
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                                    short 'v'      S.<>
                                    help "show version and copyright info" )
     where
-          versionCopy = "\nlentil - frugal issue tracker, version 1.5.3.0\n\
+          versionCopy = "\nlentil - frugal issue tracker, version 1.5.3.1\n\
                         \(C) 2015-2021 Francesco Ariis - http://www.ariis.it\n\
                         \released under the GNU General Public License v3\n"