diff --git a/config/deploy.rb.example b/config/deploy.rb.example
index 6b1f1e8..2d123f1 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb.example
+++ b/config/deploy.rb.example
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 role :app, "your-app-server.com"
 
 # Fill user in - if remote user is different to your local user
-# set :user, "username"
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+# set :user, "username"
+
+
diff --git a/config/install.rb b/config/install.rb
index 7c63ad5..4ca54e8 100644
--- a/config/install.rb
+++ b/config/install.rb
@@ -38,4 +38,12 @@
     archives '/usr/local/sources'
     builds   '/usr/local/build'
   end
+end
+
+# Depend on a specific version of sprinkle 
+begin
+  gem 'sprinkle', ">= 0.2.1" 
+rescue Gem::LoadError
+  puts "sprinkle 0.2.1 required.\n Run: `sudo gem install sprinkle`"
+  exit
 end
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