diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index fb9b6c849..894831b10 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,48 +1,55 @@
 source :rubygems
 
 def location_for(place)
   if place =~ /^(git:[^#]*)#(.*)/
     [{ :git => $1, :branch => $2, :require => false }]
   elsif place =~ /^file:\/\/(.*)/
     ['>= 0', { :path => File.expand_path($1), :require => false }]
   else
     [place, { :require => false }]
   end
 end
 
+# The YARD dependencies are only needed when developing the documentation, not
+# when testing or deploying.
+group :development do
+  gem "yard"
+  gem "redcarpet"
+end
+
 group(:development, :test) do
   gem "puppet", *location_for('file://.')
   gem "facter", *location_for(ENV['FACTER_LOCATION'] || '~> 1.6')
   gem "hiera", *location_for(ENV['HIERA_LOCATION'] || '~> 1.0')
   gem "rack", "~> 1.4", :require => false
   gem "rake", :require => false
   gem "rspec", "~> 2.11.0", :require => false
   gem "mocha", "~> 0.10.5", :require => false
   gem "activerecord", *location_for('~> 3.0.7')
   gem "couchrest", *location_for('~> 1.0')
   gem "net-ssh", *location_for('~> 2.1')
   gem "puppetlabs_spec_helper"
   gem "sqlite3"
   gem "stomp"
   gem "tzinfo"
 end
 
 platforms :mswin, :mingw do
   gem "sys-admin", "~> 1.5.6", :require => false
   gem "win32-api", "~> 1.4.8", :require => false
   gem "win32-dir", "~> 0.3.7", :require => false
   gem "win32-eventlog", "~> 0.5.3", :require => false
   gem "win32-process", "~> 0.6.5", :require => false
   gem "win32-security", "~> 0.1.4", :require => false
   gem "win32-service", "~> 0.7.2", :require => false
   gem "win32-taskscheduler", "~> 0.2.2", :require => false
   gem "win32console", "~> 1.3.2", :require => false
   gem "windows-api", "~> 0.4.1", :require => false
   gem "windows-pr", "~> 1.2.1", :require => false
 end
 
 if File.exists? "#{__FILE__}.local"
   eval(File.read("#{__FILE__}.local"), binding)
 end
 
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