diff --git a/tasks/nodejs.yaml b/tasks/nodejs.yaml
index 4b471bc..21e6c45 100644
--- a/tasks/nodejs.yaml
+++ b/tasks/nodejs.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,5 @@
 - name: install coffeescript + less dependencies
   npm: name={{ item }} global=yes state=present registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/
   with_items:
-      - coffee-script
       - less
       - browserify
-      - bower
diff --git a/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml b/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
index c2c5e08..22a3769 100644
--- a/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
+++ b/tasks/rookeries_deployment.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   pip: requirements=requirements.txt virtualenv={{ rookeries_venv }} chdir={{ app_root_path }}
   when: deploy_package.stat.exists
 
+# TODO Remove after transition to CouchDB as a store.
 - name: install extra MySQL python connector dependency
   pip: name=mysql-connector-python virtualenv={{ rookeries_venv }} version=1.1.6
        extra_args="--allow-external mysql-connector-python --allow-unverified mysql-connector-python"
@@ -23,9 +24,8 @@
         state=directory recurse=yes
   when: deploy_package.stat.exists
 
-# TODO Replace with npm installation in the future.
-- name: install bower dependencies in app
-  command: bower install --allow-root --quiet chdir={{ web_root_path }}/rookeries_webapp
+- name: install frontend dependencies for app
+  npm: path={{ app_root_path }} state=present registry=http://registry.npmjs.org/
   notify:
     - restart uwsgi app
   when: deploy_package.stat.exists
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 769a627..8767dd9 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ app_name: "{{ rookeries_app_name }}"
 
 # Introduced from deployment playbook
 rookeries_venv: "{{ virtualenv_root_path }}/rookeries"
-rookeries_package: rookeries-0.4.0.tar.bz2
+rookeries_package: rookeries-0.5.0.tar.bz2
 rookeries_package_path: "{{ rookeries_package }}"
 
 # Extra virtualenv if working in a dev environment to provide the mailsink testing server