diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 9905cca..771f49d 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -45,18 +45,68 @@ strategy. No hooks, very little behind-the-scenes magic - it just does what you
       remote do
         run "cd #{config.path}"
         run "git reset --hard"
-        run "bundle install --deployment"
+
+        echo "Bundle Install...""
+        run "bundle install --quiet --deployment --without development test"
+        
+        echo "Migrating Database..."
+        run "bundle exec rake db:migrate RAILS_ENV=#{Gitploy.current_stage}"
+
+        echo "Deployment complete. Restarting server!"
         run "touch tmp/restart.txt"
+        
+        # uncomment the line below to send new relic a deployment marker
+        # newrelic_deployment_marker
       end
     end
 
 ### Usage
 
     $ gem install gitploy
-    # create config/deploy.rb
+    # create config/gitploy.rb
     $ gitploy production setup
     $ gitploy production
 
+    # In case of emergency you can do a git push with the --force option
+    $ gitploy production --force
+
+### New Relic Deployment Marker
+
+Gitploy supports sending [New Relic Deployment Markers](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/new-relic-apm/maintenance/deployment-notifications). 
+
+In your config/gitploy.rb
+    
+    deploy do
+      push!
+      remote do
+        run "cd #{config.path}"
+        run "git reset --hard"
+        run "bundle install --deployment"
+        echo "Deployment complete. Restarting server!"
+        run "touch tmp/restart.txt"
+        
+        # new relic a deployment marker
+        newrelic_deployment_marker
+      end
+    end
+
+The newrelic_deployment_marker supports the following optional overrides:
+
+    deploy do
+      push!
+      remote do
+        run "cd #{config.path}"
+        run "git reset --hard"
+        run "bundle install --deployment"
+        echo "Deployment complete. Restarting server!"
+        run "touch tmp/restart.txt"
+        
+        # new relic a deployment marker
+        newrelic_deployment_marker( stage: 'custom_stage_name', user: 'custom_user', revision: 'custom_revision', message: 'custom_message')
+      end
+    end
+
+
 ### Disclaimer
 
 Gitploy is super alpha - don't use it yet, unless you're just that baller. Are you?
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index f6537b4..57bfedf 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ begin
     gemspec.name = "gitploy"
     gemspec.summary = "Deployment DSL created with git in mind"
     gemspec.description = "Dead-simple deployments. No, for real this time."
-    gemspec.email = "brentdillingham@gmail.com"
+    gemspec.email = ["brentdillingham@gmail.com", "mglenn@ilude.com"]
     gemspec.homepage = "http://github.com/brentd/gitploy"
-    gemspec.authors = ["Brent Dillingham"]
+    gemspec.authors = ["Brent Dillingham", "Mike Glenn"]
+    gemspec.add_development_dependency 'rspec'
+    gemspec.add_development_dependency 'aruba'
   end
   Jeweler::GemcutterTasks.new  
 rescue LoadError
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ee1372d..abd4105 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.2
+0.2.4
diff --git a/gitploy.gemspec b/gitploy.gemspec
index 752d43c..e34eb89 100644
--- a/gitploy.gemspec
+++ b/gitploy.gemspec
@@ -1,57 +1,55 @@
 # Generated by jeweler
 # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY
-# Instead, edit Jeweler::Tasks in Rakefile, and run the gemspec command
+# Instead, edit Jeweler::Tasks in rakefile, and run 'rake gemspec'
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+# stub: gitploy 0.2.2 ruby lib
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
-  s.name = %q{gitploy}
+  s.name = "gitploy"
   s.version = "0.2.2"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
-  s.authors = ["Brent Dillingham"]
-  s.date = %q{2011-03-17}
-  s.default_executable = %q{gitploy}
-  s.description = %q{Dead-simple deployments. No, for real this time.}
-  s.email = %q{brentdillingham@gmail.com}
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+  s.authors = ["Brent Dillingham", "Mike Glenn"]
+  s.date = "2016-01-01"
+  s.description = "Dead-simple deployments. No, for real this time."
+  s.email = ["brentdillingham@gmail.com", "mglenn@ilude.com"]
   s.executables = ["gitploy"]
   s.extra_rdoc_files = [
     "README.markdown"
   ]
   s.files = [
-    ".gitignore",
-     "README.markdown",
-     "Rakefile",
-     "VERSION",
-     "bin/gitploy",
-     "features/gitploy.feature",
-     "features/step_definitions/gitploy_steps.rb",
-     "features/support/env.rb",
-     "gitploy.gemspec",
-     "lib/gitploy.rb",
-     "lib/gitploy/script.rb",
-     "spec/gitploy_config_spec.rb",
-     "spec/gitploy_spec.rb",
-     "spec/spec_helper.rb"
-  ]
-  s.homepage = %q{http://github.com/brentd/gitploy}
-  s.rdoc_options = ["--charset=UTF-8"]
-  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
-  s.rubygems_version = %q{1.3.7}
-  s.summary = %q{Deployment DSL created with git in mind}
-  s.test_files = [
+    "README.markdown",
+    "Rakefile",
+    "VERSION",
+    "bin/gitploy",
+    "features/gitploy.feature",
+    "features/step_definitions/gitploy_steps.rb",
+    "features/support/env.rb",
+    "gitploy.gemspec",
+    "lib/gitploy.rb",
+    "lib/gitploy/script.rb",
     "spec/gitploy_config_spec.rb",
-     "spec/gitploy_spec.rb",
-     "spec/spec_helper.rb"
+    "spec/gitploy_spec.rb",
+    "spec/spec_helper.rb"
   ]
+  s.homepage = "http://github.com/brentd/gitploy"
+  s.rubygems_version = "2.4.4"
+  s.summary = "Deployment DSL created with git in mind"
 
   if s.respond_to? :specification_version then
-    current_version = Gem::Specification::CURRENT_SPECIFICATION_VERSION
-    s.specification_version = 3
+    s.specification_version = 4
 
     if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
+      s.add_development_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 0"])
+      s.add_development_dependency(%q<aruba>, [">= 0"])
     else
+      s.add_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 0"])
+      s.add_dependency(%q<aruba>, [">= 0"])
     end
   else
+    s.add_dependency(%q<rspec>, [">= 0"])
+    s.add_dependency(%q<aruba>, [">= 0"])
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/gitploy.rb b/lib/gitploy.rb
index 8814ce7..b06b3ba 100644
--- a/lib/gitploy.rb
+++ b/lib/gitploy.rb
@@ -66,12 +66,25 @@ def sudo(cmd)
     run("sudo #{cmd}")
   end
 
+  def echo(cmd)
+    run("echo \"#{cmd}\"")
+  end
+
   def rake(task)
     run("rake #{task}")
   end
 
   def push!
-    local { run "git push #{config.user}@#{config.host}:#{config.path}/.git #{config.local_branch}:#{config.remote_branch}" }
+    force = "--force " if force?
+    local { run "git push #{force}#{config.user}@#{config.host}:#{config.path}/.git #{config.local_branch}:#{config.remote_branch}" }
+  end
+
+  def newrelic_deployment_marker( options = {} )
+    stage     = options[:stage]    || current_stage
+    user      = options[:user]     || current_user
+    revision  = options[:revision] || current_revision
+    message   = options[:message]  || commit_message
+    run "bundle exec newrelic deployments -e #{stage} --user=#{user} --revision=#{revision} #{message}"
   end
 
   private
@@ -117,8 +130,37 @@ def current_branch
       end
     end
 
+    def current_user
+      if result = `git config user.email`
+        result.chomp
+      else
+        'unknown'
+      end
+    end
+
+    def current_revision
+      if result = `git rev-parse --short HEAD`
+        result.chomp
+      else
+        'unknown'
+      end
+    end
+
+    def commit_message
+      if result = `git log -1 --pretty=%B`
+        result.chomp
+      else
+        'unknown'
+      end
+    end
+
     def pretend?
       pretend = %w(-p --pretend)
       ARGV.any? { |v| pretend.include? v }
     end
+
+    def force?
+      force = %w(-f --force)
+      ARGV.any? { |v| force.include? v }
+    end
 end
diff --git a/spec/gitploy_config_spec.rb b/spec/gitploy_config_spec.rb
index 5d43d53..b9c83a1 100644
--- a/spec/gitploy_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/gitploy_config_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       config.missing_options.should eql [:path]
     end
     it 'raises error when checked' do
-      Gitploy.stub!(:current_stage).and_return('test')
+      Gitploy.stub(:current_stage).and_return('test')
       config = Gitploy::Config.new
       config.user = 'test'   
       config.host = 'test'
diff --git a/spec/gitploy_spec.rb b/spec/gitploy_spec.rb
index ceff128..828a6d0 100644
--- a/spec/gitploy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/gitploy_spec.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
       end.should raise_error
     end
   end
+
   context 'running queue' do
     it 'adds command to queue' do
       run 'test'
@@ -100,6 +101,11 @@
       rake 'test'
       instance_variable_get(:@run_queue).should == ['rake test', 'rake test']
     end
+    it 'adds echo commands to queue' do
+      echo 'test'
+      echo 'test'
+      instance_variable_get(:@run_queue).should == ["echo \"test\"", "echo \"test\""]
+    end
     it 'flushes command queue' do
       run 'test'
       run 'test'
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@
       end
     end
     it 'flushes run queue after running remote block' do
-      stub!(:pretty_run).and_return(nil)
+      stub(:pretty_run).and_return(nil)
       remote do
         run 'test'
         run 'test'
@@ -148,7 +154,7 @@
       instance_variable_get(:@run_queue).should == []
     end
     it 'executes local command from block' do
-      stub!(:pretty_run).and_return(nil)
+      stub(:pretty_run).and_return(nil)
       local do
         run 'test'
         run 'test'
@@ -161,11 +167,42 @@
         push!
       end
     end
+    it 'pushes local changes with force' do
+      ARGV[1] = '-f'
+      should_receive(:pretty_run).with("LOCAL",
+        "git push --force deploy@example.org:/var/apps/.git master:master")
+      deploy do
+        push!
+      end
+    end
+    it 'remote command from block evals current_user var' do
+      stub(:current_user).and_return('deploy@example.org')
+      should_receive(:pretty_run).with("example.org", "ssh deploy@example.org 'test && deploy@example.org'")
+      remote do
+        run 'test'
+        run "#{current_user}"
+      end
+    end
   end
   context 'detecting environment' do
     it 'returns current git branch' do
       should_receive(:`).with('git symbolic-ref HEAD').and_return('refs/heads/test')
       send(:current_branch).should == 'test'
     end
+
+    it 'returns current user email' do
+      should_receive(:`).with('git config user.email').and_return('deploy@example.org')
+      send(:current_user).should == 'deploy@example.org'
+    end
+
+    it 'returns latest git revision fingerprint' do
+      should_receive(:`).with('git rev-parse --short HEAD').and_return('d9f8bed')
+      send(:current_revision).should == 'd9f8bed'
+    end
+
+    it 'returns latest git commit message' do
+      should_receive(:`).with('git log -1 --pretty=%B').and_return('add echo command')
+      send(:commit_message).should == 'add echo command'
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/newrelic_deployment_marker_spec.rb b/spec/newrelic_deployment_marker_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2fb30f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/newrelic_deployment_marker_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../lib/gitploy")
+include Gitploy
+
+describe 'Giploy' do
+	context 'newrelic_deployment_marker' do
+    it 'works without parameters' do
+      should_receive(:current_stage).and_return('test')
+      should_receive(:current_user).and_return('deploy@example.org')
+      should_receive(:current_revision).and_return('d9f8bed')
+      should_receive(:commit_message).and_return('add echo command')
+      newrelic_deployment_marker
+      send(:flush_run_queue).should == 'bundle exec newrelic deployments -e test --user=deploy@example.org --revision=d9f8bed add echo command'
+    end
+    it 'allows parameter overrides' do
+      newrelic_deployment_marker(stage: 'staging', user: 'bob@barker.com', revision: 'some_hash', message: 'test commit')
+      send(:flush_run_queue).should == 'bundle exec newrelic deployments -e staging --user=bob@barker.com --revision=some_hash test commit'
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index cb49a9a..7bb871c 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 require 'rspec'
 
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.expect_with :rspec do |c|
+    c.syntax = :should
+  end
+  config.mock_with :rspec do |c|
+    c.syntax = :should
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file