diff --git a/CHANGELOG.MD b/CHANGELOG.MD
index 12abb7f0d..08bc130e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.MD
+++ b/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 15.2.0 / 2020-10-07
+- Allow language-specific theme styles to override default theme styles
+
 ## 15.1.0 / 2020-10-05
 - Updated to `prism-themes` 1.4.1
 
diff --git a/demo/build/demo-build.js b/demo/build/demo-build.js
index 6e3b7e077..0ef9b0d86 100644
--- a/demo/build/demo-build.js
+++ b/demo/build/demo-build.js
@@ -75880,7 +75880,7 @@ function getCodeTree(_ref6) {
         _ref7$codeTagProps = _ref7.codeTagProps,
         codeTagProps = _ref7$codeTagProps === void 0 ? {
       className: language ? "language-".concat(language) : undefined,
-      style: style['code[class*="language-"]']
+      style: _babel_runtime_helpers_objectSpread__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2___default()({}, style['code[class*="language-"]'], style['code[class*="language-${language}"]'])
     } : _ref7$codeTagProps,
         _ref7$useInlineStyles = _ref7.useInlineStyles,
         useInlineStyles = _ref7$useInlineStyles === void 0 ? true : _ref7$useInlineStyles,
diff --git a/demo/build/diff-build.js b/demo/build/diff-build.js
index dbfdcb87d..f8a297cf5 100644
--- a/demo/build/diff-build.js
+++ b/demo/build/diff-build.js
@@ -75752,7 +75752,7 @@ function getCodeTree(_ref6) {
         _ref7$codeTagProps = _ref7.codeTagProps,
         codeTagProps = _ref7$codeTagProps === void 0 ? {
       className: language ? "language-".concat(language) : undefined,
-      style: style['code[class*="language-"]']
+      style: _babel_runtime_helpers_objectSpread__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2___default()({}, style['code[class*="language-"]'], style['code[class*="language-${language}"]'])
     } : _ref7$codeTagProps,
         _ref7$useInlineStyles = _ref7.useInlineStyles,
         useInlineStyles = _ref7$useInlineStyles === void 0 ? true : _ref7$useInlineStyles,
diff --git a/demo/build/prism-build.js b/demo/build/prism-build.js
index 96468da5a..dec35293f 100644
--- a/demo/build/prism-build.js
+++ b/demo/build/prism-build.js
@@ -42755,7 +42755,7 @@ function getCodeTree(_ref6) {
         _ref7$codeTagProps = _ref7.codeTagProps,
         codeTagProps = _ref7$codeTagProps === void 0 ? {
       className: language ? "language-".concat(language) : undefined,
-      style: style['code[class*="language-"]']
+      style: _babel_runtime_helpers_objectSpread__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2___default()({}, style['code[class*="language-"]'], style['code[class*="language-${language}"]'])
     } : _ref7$codeTagProps,
         _ref7$useInlineStyles = _ref7.useInlineStyles,
         useInlineStyles = _ref7$useInlineStyles === void 0 ? true : _ref7$useInlineStyles,
diff --git a/demo/build/prismAsyncLight-build.js b/demo/build/prismAsyncLight-build.js
index 3fc4c448c..307defa15 100644
--- a/demo/build/prismAsyncLight-build.js
+++ b/demo/build/prismAsyncLight-build.js
@@ -42751,7 +42751,7 @@ function getCodeTree(_ref6) {
         _ref7$codeTagProps = _ref7.codeTagProps,
         codeTagProps = _ref7$codeTagProps === void 0 ? {
       className: language ? "language-".concat(language) : undefined,
-      style: style['code[class*="language-"]']
+      style: _babel_runtime_helpers_objectSpread__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2___default()({}, style['code[class*="language-"]'], style['code[class*="language-${language}"]'])
     } : _ref7$codeTagProps,
         _ref7$useInlineStyles = _ref7.useInlineStyles,
         useInlineStyles = _ref7$useInlineStyles === void 0 ? true : _ref7$useInlineStyles,
diff --git a/demo/build/virtualized-build.js b/demo/build/virtualized-build.js
index 27b05447c..f34970211 100644
--- a/demo/build/virtualized-build.js
+++ b/demo/build/virtualized-build.js
@@ -109302,7 +109302,7 @@ function getCodeTree(_ref6) {
         _ref7$codeTagProps = _ref7.codeTagProps,
         codeTagProps = _ref7$codeTagProps === void 0 ? {
       className: language ? "language-".concat(language) : undefined,
-      style: style['code[class*="language-"]']
+      style: _babel_runtime_helpers_objectSpread__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2___default()({}, style['code[class*="language-"]'], style['code[class*="language-${language}"]'])
     } : _ref7$codeTagProps,
         _ref7$useInlineStyles = _ref7.useInlineStyles,
         useInlineStyles = _ref7$useInlineStyles === void 0 ? true : _ref7$useInlineStyles,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c7d6c0711..75dfb6ce6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-syntax-highlighter",
-  "version": "15.0.1",
+  "version": "15.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1e3a62e5..651b4c517 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-syntax-highlighter",
-  "version": "15.1.0",
+  "version": "15.2.0",
   "description": "syntax highlighting component for react with prismjs or highlightjs ast using inline styles",
   "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "dist/esm/index.js",