diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index f4c8cf0..acd284a 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 {deps_dir, ["deps"]}.
 
 {deps, [
-    {erlware_commons, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/erlware/erlware_commons.git", "HEAD"}},
-    {erlang_localtime, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/choptastic/erlang_localtime.git", "HEAD"}}
+    {erlware_commons,  ".*", {git, "git://github.com/erlware/erlware_commons.git",     {branch, master}}},
+    {erlang_localtime, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/choptastic/erlang_localtime.git", {branch, master}}}
 ]}.