diff --git a/contrib/dyn_templates/Cargo.toml b/contrib/dyn_templates/Cargo.toml
index 5da97313..508c4bde 100644
--- a/contrib/dyn_templates/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contrib/dyn_templates/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ notify = "4.0.6"
 normpath = "0.3"
 
 [dependencies.rocket]
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
 path = "../../core/lib"
 default-features = false
 
diff --git a/contrib/sync_db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml b/contrib/sync_db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
index 703c5b6c..6fa9fa30 100644
--- a/contrib/sync_db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contrib/sync_db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ memcache = { version = "0.15", optional = true }
 r2d2-memcache = { version = "0.6", optional = true }
 
 [dependencies.rocket_sync_db_pools_codegen]
+version = "0.1.0-dev"
 path = "../codegen"
 
 [dependencies.rocket]
+version = "0.5.0-dev"
 path = "../../../core/lib"
 default-features = false
 
diff --git a/scripts/config.sh b/scripts/config.sh
index 8477d929..9034863b 100755
--- a/scripts/config.sh
+++ b/scripts/config.sh
@@ -73,14 +73,23 @@ case $PRE_RELEASE in
     ;;
 esac
 
-ALL_PROJECT_DIRS=(
+CORE_CRATE_ROOTS=(
     "${CORE_HTTP_ROOT}"
     "${CORE_CODEGEN_ROOT}"
     "${CORE_LIB_ROOT}"
 )
 
-CONTRIB_LIB_DIRS=(
-    "${CONTRIB_ROOT}/sync_db_pools"
+CONTRIB_SYNC_DB_POOLS_CRATE_ROOTS=(
+    "${CONTRIB_ROOT}/sync_db_pools/lib"
+    "${CONTRIB_ROOT}/sync_db_pools/codegen"
+)
+
+ALL_CRATE_ROOTS=(
+    "${CORE_HTTP_ROOT}"
+    "${CORE_CODEGEN_ROOT}"
+    "${CORE_LIB_ROOT}"
+    "${CONTRIB_ROOT}/sync_db_pools/lib"
+    "${CONTRIB_ROOT}/sync_db_pools/codegen"
     "${CONTRIB_ROOT}/dyn_templates"
 )
 
@@ -103,8 +112,7 @@ function print_environment() {
   echo "  GUIDE_TESTS_ROOT: ${GUIDE_TESTS_ROOT}"
   echo "  EXAMPLES_DIR: ${EXAMPLES_DIR}"
   echo "  DOC_DIR: ${DOC_DIR}"
-  echo "  ALL_PROJECT_DIRS: ${ALL_PROJECT_DIRS[*]}"
-  echo "  CONTRIB_LIB_DIRS: ${CONTRIB_LIB_DIRS[*]}"
+  echo "  ALL_CRATE_ROOTS: ${ALL_CRATE_ROOTS[*]}"
   echo "  date(): $(future_date)"
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 986eddd2..a96ec41e 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -30,21 +30,23 @@ bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/test.sh" +stable --all --release
 
 # Temporarily remove dev-dependencies so crates.io verifies.
 echo ":::: Stripping [dev-dependencies]..."
-for dir in "${ALL_PROJECT_DIRS[@]}"; do
+for dir in "${ALL_CRATE_ROOTS[@]}"; do
   strip_dev_dependencies "${dir}"
 done
 
 # Publish all the things.
-for dir in "${ALL_PROJECT_DIRS[@]}"; do
+for dir in "${ALL_CRATE_ROOTS[@]}"; do
   pushd "${dir}"
   echo ":::: Publishing '${dir}'..."
   # We already checked things ourselves. Don't spend time reverifying.
   cargo publish --no-verify --allow-dirty ${@:1}
+  # Give the index some time to update so the deps are there if we need them.
+  sleep 5
   popd
 done
 
 # Restore dev-dependencies.
 echo ":::: Restoring [dev-dependencies]..."
-for dir in "${ALL_PROJECT_DIRS[@]}"; do
+for dir in "${ALL_CRATE_ROOTS[@]}"; do
   restore_dev_dependencies "${dir}"
 done
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 179d3921..440f6338 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -161,8 +161,11 @@ print_environment
 echo "  CARGO: $CARGO"
 echo "  EXTRA FLAGS: $@"
 
-echo ":: Ensuring all crate versions match..."
-check_versions_match "${ALL_PROJECT_DIRS[@]}"
+echo ":: Ensuring core crate versions match..."
+check_versions_match "${CORE_CRATE_ROOTS[@]}"
+
+echo ":: Ensuring contrib sync_db_pools versions match..."
+check_versions_match "${CONTRIB_SYNC_DB_POOLS_CRATE_ROOTS[@]}"
 
 echo ":: Ensuring minimum style requirements are met..."
 check_style