diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 685f75f..d2bc8ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ REBAR = $(shell pwd)/rebar
 
 all: deps compile
 
-compile:
+compile: deps
 	$(REBAR) compile
 
 deps:
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 418a896..eded011 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {sub_dirs, ["rel"]}.
 
 {deps, [
-    {lager, "2.0", {git, "git://github.com/basho/lager", {tag, "2.0.0"}}},
-    {riak_core, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/basho/riak_core", {tag, "develop"}}},
+    {lager, "2.0", {git, "git://github.com/basho/lager", {tag, "2.0.3"}}},
+    {riak_core, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/basho/riak_core", {tag, "2.0.0beta1"}}},
     {riak_dt, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/basho/riak_dt", {tag, "develop"}}}
 ]}.
 
-{erl_opts, [debug_info, warnings_as_errors, {parse_transform, lager_transform}]}.
\ No newline at end of file
+{erl_opts, [debug_info, warnings_as_errors, {parse_transform, lager_transform}]}.