diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 1146a693e2..4c1b05b3e2 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var shell = require('gulp-shell');
 var sourcemaps = require('gulp-sourcemaps');
 
 var dependencies = Object.keys(packagejson.dependencies);
-var isBeta = process.argv.indexOf('--beta') !== -1;
+var argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
 
 var settings;
 try {
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ try {
 } catch (err) {
   settings = {};
 }
-settings.beta = isBeta;
+settings.beta = argv.beta;
 
 var options = {
   dev: process.argv.indexOf('release') === -1,
-  beta: isBeta,
-  appFilename: isBeta ? 'Kitematic (Beta).app' : 'Kitematic.app',
-  appName: isBeta ? 'Kitematic (Beta)' : 'Kitematic',
+  beta: argv.beta,
+  appFilename: argv.beta ? 'Kitematic (Beta).app' : 'Kitematic.app',
+  appName: argv.beta ? 'Kitematic (Beta)' : 'Kitematic',
   name: 'Kitematic',
-  icon: isBeta ? './util/kitematic-beta.icns' : './util/kitematic.icns',
+  icon: argv.beta ? './util/kitematic-beta.icns' : './util/kitematic.icns',
   bundle: 'com.kitematic.kitematic'
 };
 
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ gulp.task('styles', function () {
   return gulp.src('styles/main.less')
     .pipe(plumber(function(error) {
       gutil.log(gutil.colors.red('Error (' + error.plugin + '): ' + error.message));
-      // emit the end event, to properly end the task
       this.emit('end');
     }))
     .pipe(gulpif(options.dev, changed('./build')))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a97043887f..eb834ed4e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
     "dockerode": "^2.1.1",
     "exec": "0.2.0",
     "jquery": "^2.1.3",
-    "minimist": "^1.1.1",
     "mixpanel": "0.2.0",
     "node-uuid": "^1.4.3",
     "object-assign": "^2.0.0",
@@ -89,8 +88,10 @@
     "gulp-shell": "^0.4.1",
     "gulp-sourcemaps": "^1.5.2",
     "gulp-util": "^3.0.4",
+    "gulp": "^3.8.11",
     "jest-cli": "kitematic/jest",
     "jsxhint": "^0.14.0",
+    "minimist": "^1.1.1",
     "react-tools": "^0.13.1",
     "run-sequence": "^1.0.2"
   }