diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 061700159..d793b7cbf 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 license          "Apache"
 description      "Installs and configures elasticsearch"
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.markdown'))
-version          "0.3.11"
+version          "0.3.12"
 
 depends 'ark', '>= 0.2.4'
 
diff --git a/recipes/deb.rb b/recipes/deb.rb
index e193d2cb4..afb1e45b9 100644
--- a/recipes/deb.rb
+++ b/recipes/deb.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 dpkg_package "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/#{filename}" do
   action :install
+  options "--force-yes"
 end
 
 #override installation path