diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 9b0dfaa44282..48768910d0d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -862,6 +862,10 @@ self: super: {
   snap-templates = doJailbreak super.snap-templates; # https://github.com/snapframework/snap-templates/issues/22
   swagger2 = if (pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch32 || pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) then dontHaddock (dontCheck super.swagger2) else super.swagger2;
 
+  # hledger-lib requires the latest version of pretty-simple
+  hledger-lib = super.hledger-lib.override { pretty-simple = self.pretty-simple_4_0_0_0; };
+  pretty-simple_4_0_0_0 = super.pretty-simple_4_0_0_0.overrideScope (self: super: { prettyprinter = self.prettyprinter_1_7_0; });
+
   # Copy hledger man pages from data directory into the proper place. This code
   # should be moved into the cabal2nix generator.
   hledger = overrideCabal super.hledger (drv: {