diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 85b13774a..2269a0bea 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -5068,6 +5068,14 @@ packages:
       - persistent-test < 0
       - persistent-typed-db < 0.1.0.2
 
+      # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/5779
+      - prettyprinter < 1.7.0
+      - pretty-simple < 4
+      - hledger-lib < 1.20
+      - hledger < 1.20
+      - hledger-ui < 1.20
+      - hledger-web < 1.20
+
 
 # end of packages