diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 9963db061..e128c47d2 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 
 {deps, [
 	{lager, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/basho/lager.git", {branch, "master"}}},
-	{esockd, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/emqtt/esockd.git", {branch, "master"}}},
+	{esockd, "2.*", {git, "git://github.com/emqtt/esockd.git", {branch, "master"}}},
 	{mochiweb, ".*", {git, "git://github.com/slimpp/mochiweb.git", {branch, "master"}}}
 ]}.