diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 9adc3ca..c96d5e9 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
 version          '1.2.2'
 
-depends 'apt', '~> 3.0.0'
-depends 'build-essential','~> 3.2.0'
+depends 'apt', '~> 2.9.2'
+depends 'build-essential', '~> 1.4'
 
 recipe 'machine_tag::default', "Installs the 'machine_tag' gem used by the helpers."