diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index 335e405..dba732e 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ var jade = require('jade')
   , helpers;
 
 helpers = {
+  render: function(template, options) {
+    var fn = jade.compile(template, options);
+    return fn(options.locals);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Pagination links.
    *
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ helpers = {
     template += '      - if (paginator.nextPage <= paginator.pages)\n';
     template += '        a.next(href="/page" + paginator.nextPage + "/") Next\n';
     template += '        span &rarr;\n';
-    return jade.render(template, { locals: { paginator: paginator } });
+    return helpers.render(template, { locals: { paginator: paginator } });
   },
 
   /**
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ helpers = {
     template = ''
       + '- for (var i = 0; i < paginator.items.length; i++)\n'
       + '  !{hNews(paginator.items[i], true)}\n';
-    return jade.render(template, { locals: site.applyHelpers({ paginator: site.paginator }) });
+    return helpers.render(template, { locals: site.applyHelpers({ paginator: site.paginator }) });
   },
 
   /**
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ helpers = {
     else
       template += '      content(type="html") !{h(post.content)}\n';
 
-    return jade.render(template, { locals: site.applyHelpers({
+    return helpers.render(template, { locals: site.applyHelpers({
         paginator: site.paginator
       , posts: posts
       , title: title
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ helpers = {
     else
       template += '        description !{h(post.content)}\n';
 
-    return jade.render(template, { locals: site.applyHelpers({
+    return helpers.render(template, { locals: site.applyHelpers({
         paginator: site.paginator
       , posts: posts
       , title: title
@@ -261,7 +266,7 @@ helpers = {
     } else {
       template += '  !{post.content}\n';
     }
-    return jade.render(template, { locals: this.applyHelpers({ post: post }) });
+    return helpers.render(template, { locals: this.applyHelpers({ post: post }) });
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/site_builder.js b/lib/site_builder.js
index 7d29ece..24e71d5 100644
--- a/lib/site_builder.js
+++ b/lib/site_builder.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ SiteBuilder.prototype.autoGenerateFile = function(file, fn) {
       console.error('Error: Built-in feed generation requires config values for: url and title.'); 
     } else {
       var layoutData = "!{atom('" + this.config.url + '/' + file.feed + "')}"
-        , html = jade.render(layoutData, { locals: self.applyHelpers({ }) });
+        , html = helpers.render(layoutData, { locals: self.applyHelpers({ }) });
       this.write(this.outFileName(file.feed), html);
       fn();
     }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ SiteBuilder.prototype.autoGenerateFile = function(file, fn) {
       console.error('Error: Built-in feed generation requires config values for: url and title.'); 
     } else {
       var layoutData = "!{rss('" + this.config.url + '/' + file.rss + "')}"
-        , html = jade.render(layoutData, { locals: self.applyHelpers({ }) });
+        , html = helpers.render(layoutData, { locals: self.applyHelpers({ }) });
       this.write(this.outFileName(file.rss), html);
       fn();
     }
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ SiteBuilder.prototype.cacheIncludes = function() {
           } else {
             fs.readFile(path.join(self.root, '_includes', file), 'utf8', function(err, data) {
               // TODO: This won't cope with _include/file/file, but people will expect this
-              var html = jade.render(data, { locals: self.applyHelpers({}) })
+              var html = helpers.render(data, { locals: self.applyHelpers({}) })
                 , name = path.basename(file).replace(path.extname(file), '');
               self.includes[name] = html;
 
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ SiteBuilder.prototype.renderTemplate = function(templateFile, post, content) {
     }
 
     try {
-      var html = jade.render(data, { locals: self.applyHelpers({ post: post, content: content }) })
+      var html = helpers.render(data, { locals: self.applyHelpers({ post: post, content: content }) })
         , fileName = self.outFileName(post.fileName, 'index.html')
         , dirName = path.dirname(fileName);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -577,14 +577,14 @@ SiteBuilder.prototype.renderFile = function(file, fn) {
       path.basename(file.name).replace(path.extname(file.name), ext)
     );
 
-    var fileContent = jade.render(fileData, {
+    var fileContent = helpers.render(fileData, {
       locals: self.applyHelpers({ paginator: self.paginator, page: meta }),
     });
 
     if (!layoutData) {
       self.write(outFileName, fileContent);
     } else {
-      var html = jade.render(layoutData, { locals: self.applyHelpers({ content: fileContent }) });
+      var html = helpers.render(layoutData, { locals: self.applyHelpers({ content: fileContent }) });
       self.write(outFileName, html);
     }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7d26b7..35e8d7f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { "name": "pop"
 , "description": "A static website and blog generator"
-, "version": "0.1.3"
+, "version": "0.1.4"
 , "url": "http://popjs.com"
 , "author": "Alex R. Young <alex@helicoid.net>"
 , "engines": ["node >= 0.4.7"]
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   , "underscore.date": "0.5.x"
   , "stextile": "latest"
   , "nodewatch": "latest"
-  , "jade": "0.13.0"
-  , "stylus": "0.13.7"
+  , "jade": "0.15.3"
+  , "stylus": "0.15.1"
   }
 , "devDependencies": {
     "dox": "latest"