diff --git a/apps/cdc_notifier/src/cdc_notifier_app.erl b/apps/cdc_notifier/src/cdc_notifier_app.erl
index 121eef3..d04530c 100644
--- a/apps/cdc_notifier/src/cdc_notifier_app.erl
+++ b/apps/cdc_notifier/src/cdc_notifier_app.erl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 -export([start/2, stop/1]).
 
 start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
+    _ = application:ensure_all_started(cdc_progressor),
     cdc_notifier_sup:start_link().
 
 stop(_State) ->
diff --git a/apps/cdc_progressor/src/cdc_progressor.app.src b/apps/cdc_progressor/src/cdc_progressor.app.src
index 2269b8a..8fa423e 100644
--- a/apps/cdc_progressor/src/cdc_progressor.app.src
+++ b/apps/cdc_progressor/src/cdc_progressor.app.src
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     {applications, [
         kernel,
         stdlib,
+        jsx,
         epg_connector
     ]},
     {env, []},
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 2b2b37a..46e2985 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {brod, "4.3.2"},
     {thrift, {git, "https://github.com/valitydev/thrift_erlang.git", {tag, "v1.0.0"}}},
     {mg_proto, {git, "https://github.com/valitydev/machinegun-proto.git", {branch, "master"}}},
-    {epg_connector, {git, "https://github.com/valitydev/epg_connector.git", {tag, "v0.0.3"}}}
+    {epg_connector, {git, "https://github.com/valitydev/epg_connector.git", {tag, "v0.0.4"}}}
 ]}.
 
 {shell, [
@@ -32,14 +32,19 @@
 {profiles, [
     {prod, [
         {deps, [
-            {recon, "2.5.2"}
+            % for introspection on production bdd6632964883636c18cf7bfdd68c4f16f82c79e
+            {recon, "2.5.2"},
+            {logger_logstash_formatter,
+                {git, "https://github.com/valitydev/logger_logstash_formatter.git", {ref, "08a66a6"}}}
         ]},
         {relx, [
             {release, {cdc_notifier, "0.1"}, [
                 {recon, load},
                 {runtime_tools, load},
                 {tools, load},
+                {canal, load},
                 {epg_connector, load},
+                logger_logstash_formatter,
                 sasl,
                 cdc_notifier,
                 cdc_progressor
diff --git a/rebar.lock b/rebar.lock
index b39f88f..b41ad33 100644
--- a/rebar.lock
+++ b/rebar.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  {<<"crc32cer">>,{pkg,<<"crc32cer">>,<<"0.1.11">>},2},
  {<<"epg_connector">>,
   {git,"https://github.com/valitydev/epg_connector.git",
-       {ref,"af35200fa1c63e7afeaa90cad862944c194b2686"}},
+       {ref,"c52a03b6d9e70becfc16281f8dd5ac4843ae5801"}},
   0},
  {<<"epgsql">>,
   {git,"https://github.com/epgsql/epgsql.git",