diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 622fcf5..f4a731f 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
 %% For rebar2 compat
 {deps,
  [
-  {erlware_commons,  ".*", {git, "git://github.com/erlware/erlware_commons.git",     {branch, master}}},
-  {erlang_localtime, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/choptastic/erlang_localtime.git", {branch, master}}}
+  %% This uses an older erlware_commons version so retain compatibility with
+  %% rebar2. v0.16.1 introduced a 'cf' dependency, which seems to cause
+  %% breakage.
+  {erlware_commons,  ".*", {git, "git://github.com/erlware/erlware_commons.git",     {tag, "v0.15.0"}}},
+
+  {erlang_localtime, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/dmitryme/erlang_localtime.git", {branch, master}}}
  ]}.
 
 %% for rebar3