diff --git a/sites/en/installfest/deploy_a_rails_app.step b/sites/en/installfest/deploy_a_rails_app.step
index e3f34afc0..0de03a9ed 100644
--- a/sites/en/installfest/deploy_a_rails_app.step
+++ b/sites/en/installfest/deploy_a_rails_app.step
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ step "Deploy your app to Heroku" do
       end
 
       group :production do
-        gem 'pg'
+        gem 'pg', '~> 0.18'
       end
     RUBY
 
diff --git a/sites/en/intro-to-rails/_deploying_to_heroku.step b/sites/en/intro-to-rails/_deploying_to_heroku.step
index 1c6eb624a..7fd11fb29 100644
--- a/sites/en/intro-to-rails/_deploying_to_heroku.step
+++ b/sites/en/intro-to-rails/_deploying_to_heroku.step
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ group :development, :test do
 end
 
 group :production do
-  gem 'pg'
+  gem 'pg', '~> 0.18'
 end
   RUBY
 end