diff --git a/pipeline/brew/brew.go b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
index d2f67ee8e..9af6010d7 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/brew.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const formulae = `class {{ .Name }} < Formula
 
   {{- if .Dependencies }}
   {{ range $index, $element := .Dependencies }}
-  depends_on: "{{ . }}"
+  depends_on "{{ . }}"
   {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go b/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
index dd1051210..d8f34d865 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func TestFullFormulae(t *testing.T) {
 	assertDefaultTemplateData(t, formulae)
 	assert.Contains(formulae, "def caveats")
 	assert.Contains(formulae, "Here are some caveats")
-	assert.Contains(formulae, "depends_on: \"gtk\"")
-	assert.Contains(formulae, "depends_on: \"git\"")
+	assert.Contains(formulae, "depends_on \"gtk\"")
+	assert.Contains(formulae, "depends_on \"git\"")
 }
 
 func TestFormulaeNoCaveats(t *testing.T) {