diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.5.3.2
+-------
+
+- mar 16 nov 2021, 20:50:00
+- bump semigroups
+
 1.5.3.1
 -------
 
diff --git a/lentil.cabal b/lentil.cabal
--- a/lentil.cabal
+++ b/lentil.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                lentil
-version:             1.5.3.1
+version:             1.5.3.2
 synopsis:            frugal issue tracker
 description:         minumum effort, cohesive issue tracker based on
                      ubiquitous @TODO@s and @FIXME@s conventions.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
                        natural-sort==0.1.*,
                        optparse-applicative >= 0.16 && < 0.17,
                        regex-tdfa >= 1.2 && < 1.4,
-                       semigroups >= 0.18 && < 0.20,
+                       semigroups >= 0.18 && < 0.21,
                        text==1.2.*,
                        terminal-progress-bar==0.4.*
   other-modules:       Lentil.Types, Lentil.Args, Lentil.File, Lentil.Print,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                        natural-sort==0.1.*,
                        optparse-applicative >= 0.16 && < 0.17,
                        regex-tdfa >= 1.2 && < 1.4,
-                       semigroups >= 0.18 && < 0.20,
+                       semigroups >= 0.18 && < 0.21,
                        text==1.2.*,
                        terminal-progress-bar==0.4.*
                        -- same as above, plus hspec
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 1.5.3.1\n\
+          versionCopy = "\nlentil - frugal issue tracker, version 1.5.3.2\n\
                         \(C) 2015-2021 Francesco Ariis - http://www.ariis.it\n\
                         \released under the GNU General Public License v3\n"