diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
index c3a6e5acb55..41f83186667 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_new.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ r#"[package]
 name = "{}"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = [{}]
+
+[dependencies]
 "#, name, toml::Value::String(author)).as_bytes()));
 
     try!(fs::create_dir(&path.join("src")));