diff --git a/.fixtures.yml b/.fixtures.yml
index cbf3c4a99..000ae0574 100644
--- a/.fixtures.yml
+++ b/.fixtures.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 fixtures:
   repositories:
     "stdlib": "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib.git"
-    "apt": "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apt.git"
+    "apt":
+      repo: "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-apt.git"
+      ref: "4.0.0"
     "staging": "git://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-staging.git"
     "erlang:": "git://github.com/garethr/garethr-erlang.git"
   symlinks: