diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 315f0e7..fbf8563 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ PATH
   specs:
     gitolite (0.0.3.alpha)
       grit (~> 2.4.1)
+      hashery (~> 1.4.0)
 
 GEM
   remote: http://rubygems.org/
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ GEM
     grit (2.4.1)
       diff-lcs (~> 1.1)
       mime-types (~> 1.15)
+    hashery (1.4.0)
     mime-types (1.16)
     rdoc (3.9.4)
     rspec (2.6.0)
diff --git a/gitolite.gemspec b/gitolite.gemspec
index 5c2c33c..1ef30d6 100644
--- a/gitolite.gemspec
+++ b/gitolite.gemspec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency "forgery", "~> 0.5.0"
   s.add_development_dependency "rdoc", "~> 3.9.4"
   s.add_dependency "grit", "~> 2.4.1"
+  s.add_dependency "hashery", "~> 1.4.0"
 
   s.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
   s.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")