diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 249a92d..3045e5a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 /ebin
 /.eunit
+/deps
+
+# created by get-deps
+/priv/piqi-binary
 
 # vim
 *.swp
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e9cdfd..ace785b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ clean:
 
 
 distclean: clean
+	$(REBAR) delete-deps
 	rm -rf ebin deps
 
 
diff --git a/examples/addressbook/deps/piqi_binary b/examples/addressbook/deps/piqi_binary
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..b89edb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/addressbook/deps/piqi_binary
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../deps/piqi_binary
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/custom-types/deps/piqi_binary b/examples/custom-types/deps/piqi_binary
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..b89edb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/custom-types/deps/piqi_binary
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../deps/piqi_binary
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/untyped-json-xml/deps/piqi_binary b/examples/untyped-json-xml/deps/piqi_binary
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..b89edb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/untyped-json-xml/deps/piqi_binary
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../deps/piqi_binary
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 8234314..84d9563 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 {sub_dirs, ["piqic-erlang"]}.
 
 
+{deps, [
+    % "piqi" binary executables pre-built for various platforms
+    {piqi_binary, "", {git, "git://github.com/alavrik/piqi-binary.git", {tag, "v0.6.1"}}, [raw]}
+]}.
+
+
 % tolerate edoc quirks by #ifndef-ing several adjacent -spec
 {edoc_opts, [{preprocess, true}, {macros, [{'EDOC', 1}]}]}.
 
@@ -14,7 +20,11 @@
 
 
 {post_hooks, [
-    {clean, "make -C src -f Makefile.piqi clean"}
+    {clean, "make -C src -f Makefile.piqi clean"},
+
+    {'get-deps', "rm -rf priv/piqi-binary"},
+    {'get-deps', "cp -a \"$REBAR_DEPS_DIR/piqi_binary\" priv/piqi-binary"},
+    {'delete-deps', "rm -rf priv/piqi-binary"}
 ]}.
 
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 1478bb0..5e94d93 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
-# TODO: uncomment this once the the new (fixed) version of piqi is released
-#PIQI = ../priv/bin-"`uname -s`-`uname -m`"/piqi
-PIQI = piqi
+#PIQI = piqi
+PIQI = ../priv/piqi-binary/"`uname -s`-`uname -m`"/piqi
 
 #PIQIC = ../piqic-erlang/piqic-erlang
 PIQIC = ERL_FLAGS="-pa ../piqic-erlang/ebin" ../priv/bin/piqic-erlang
diff --git a/src/piqi.erl b/src/piqi.erl
index c69a01b..fe2dfe3 100644
--- a/src/piqi.erl
+++ b/src/piqi.erl
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ find_piqi() ->
         PiqiDir ->
             KernelName = os:cmd("uname -s") -- "\n",
             Machine = os:cmd("uname -m") -- "\n",
-            BinDir = lists:concat(["bin-", KernelName, "-", Machine]),
+            Arch = lists:concat([KernelName, "-", Machine]),
             % path to "piqi" executable within "piqi" application directory
-            FullName = filename:join([PiqiDir, "priv", BinDir, "piqi"]),
+            FullName = filename:join([PiqiDir, "priv", "piqi-binary", Arch, "piqi"]),
             case filelib:is_regular(FullName) of
                 true ->
                     FullName;
diff --git a/src/piqic_erlang.erl b/src/piqic_erlang.erl
index a9e7cdd..d438495 100644
--- a/src/piqic_erlang.erl
+++ b/src/piqic_erlang.erl
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ get_cwd(_NewCwd) ->
 find_piqi_executable() ->
     KernelName = os:cmd("uname -s") -- "\n",
     Machine = os:cmd("uname -m") -- "\n",
-    BinDir = lists:concat(["bin-", KernelName, "-", Machine]),
+    Arch = lists:concat([KernelName, "-", Machine]),
     % path to "piqi" executable within "piqi" application directory
-    AppPath = filename:join(["priv", BinDir, "piqi"]),
+    AppPath = filename:join(["priv", "piqi-binary", Arch, "piqi"]),
     try
         case os:getenv("REBAR_DEPS_DIR") of
             false ->