diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a6bb8ffc..566353d0 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ gem "rmagick", "= 2.12.2"
 gem "aws"
 gem "mimetype-fu"
 gem "formtastic", ">= 1.1.0"
-gem "carrierwave", ">= 0.5.0"
+gem "carrierwave", "0.5.0.beta2"
 gem "actionmailer-with-request"
 gem "heroku"
 gem "httparty", ">= 0.6.1"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 422c8e8d..d5c538ec 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ GEM
       rack (>= 1.0.0)
       rack-test (>= 0.5.4)
       selenium-webdriver (>= 0.0.3)
-    carrierwave (0.5.0)
-      activesupport (~> 3.0.0)
+    carrierwave (0.5.0.beta2)
+      activesupport (>= 3.0.0.beta4)
     cgi_multipart_eof_fix (2.5.0)
     columnize (0.3.1)
     configuration (1.1.0)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   aws
   bson_ext (>= 1.0.8)
   capybara
-  carrierwave (>= 0.5.0)
+  carrierwave (= 0.5.0.beta2)
   cgi_multipart_eof_fix
   cucumber (= 0.8.5)
   cucumber-rails
diff --git a/locomotive_cms.gemspec b/locomotive_cms.gemspec
index c37ea317..bfbee25f 100644
--- a/locomotive_cms.gemspec
+++ b/locomotive_cms.gemspec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency "aws"
   s.add_dependency "mimetype-fu"
   s.add_dependency "formtastic", ">= 1.1.0"
-  s.add_dependency "carrierwave", ">= 0.5.0"
+  s.add_dependency "carrierwave", "0.5.0.beta2"
   s.add_dependency "actionmailer-with-request"
   s.add_dependency "heroku"
   s.add_dependency "httparty", ">= 0.6.1"