diff --git a/docs/sdk/install.rst b/docs/sdk/install.rst
index 4857f63e79..c5a82475a3 100644
--- a/docs/sdk/install.rst
+++ b/docs/sdk/install.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Usually, Cosmos SDK can be installed like a normal Go program:
     go get -u github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
 
 If the dependencies have been updated with breaking changes, or if
-another branch is required, ``glide`` is used for dependency management.
+another branch is required, ``dep`` is used for dependency management.
 Thus, assuming you've already run ``go get`` or otherwise cloned the
 repo, the correct way to install is:
 
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ repo, the correct way to install is:
     make all
 
 This will create the ``basecoin`` binary in ``$GOPATH/bin``.
-``make all`` implies ``make get_vendor_deps`` and uses ``glide`` to
+``make all`` implies ``make get_vendor_deps`` and uses ``dep`` to
 install the correct version of all dependencies. It also tests the code,
 including some cli tests to make sure your binary behaves properly.
 
 If you need another branch, make sure to run ``git checkout <branch>``
 before ``make all``. And if you switch branches a lot, especially
 touching other tendermint repos, you may need to ``make fresh``
-sometimes so glide doesn't get confused with all the branches and
+sometimes so dep doesn't get confused with all the branches and
 versions lying around.
diff --git a/docs/sdk/overview.rst b/docs/sdk/overview.rst
index 3342561e0e..bf7b23a606 100644
--- a/docs/sdk/overview.rst
+++ b/docs/sdk/overview.rst
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Strictly speaking, Golang does not implement object capabilities completely, bec
 * pervasive ability to override module vars https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23161
 * data-race vulnerability where 2+ goroutines can create illegal interface values
 
-The first is easy to catch by auditing imports and using a proper dependency version control system like Glide.  The second and third are unfortunate but it can be audited with some cost.
+The first is easy to catch by auditing imports and using a proper dependency version control system like Dep.  The second and third are unfortunate but it can be audited with some cost.
 
 Perhaps `Go2 will implement the object capability model <https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23157>`__.
 
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/Makefile b/examples/basecoin/Makefile
index dac7dd213d..e0cf14caa6 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/Makefile
+++ b/examples/basecoin/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 PACKAGES=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v '/vendor/')
 BUILD_FLAGS = -ldflags "-X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/version.GitCommit=`git rev-parse --short HEAD`"
 
-all: build test
+all: get_tools get_vendor_deps build test
+
+get_tools:
+	go get github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
 
 build:
 	go build $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o build/basecoin ./cmd/...
 
+get_vendor_deps:
+	@rm -rf vendor/
+	@dep ensure
+
 test:
 	@go test $(PACKAGES)
 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 986268f6d5..a3cfd59081 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-all: install_glide check get_vendor_deps install
+all: install_dep check get_vendor_deps install
 
 
 ########################################
-### Glide
+### DEP
 
 DEP = github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
 DEP_CHECK := $(shell command -v dep 2> /dev/null)
diff --git a/tools/main.go b/tools/main.go
index 7fd61d589d..3993b4a042 100644
--- a/tools/main.go
+++ b/tools/main.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	// Include dependencies here so glide picks them up
+	// Include dependencies here so dep picks them up
 	// and installs sub-dependencies.
 
-	// TODO: Ideally this gets auto-imported on glide update.
+	// TODO: Ideally this gets auto-imported on dep update.
 	// Any way to make that happen?
 	_ "github.com/rigelrozanski/common"
 )