diff --git a/Envoy.blade.php b/Envoy.blade.php
index c12c7139a..99c1932bc 100644
--- a/Envoy.blade.php
+++ b/Envoy.blade.php
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 @endsetup
 
 @story('deploy')
+    sentry-set
     git
-    update
     sentry
 @endstory
 
@@ -23,12 +23,8 @@
     git push -u fortrabbit {{ $branch ?? 'master' }}
 @endtask
 
-@task('composer', ['on' => 'web'])
-    composer install --no-interaction --no-dev
-@endtask
-
-@task('update', ['on' => 'web'])
-    php artisan monica:update --force -vvv
+@task('sentry-set', ['on' => 'web'])
+    echo {{ $release }} > .sentry-release
 @endtask
 
 @task('sentry', ['on' => 'web'])
diff --git a/fortrabbit.yml b/fortrabbit.yml
index db0c25000..5ab6d03b3 100644
--- a/fortrabbit.yml
+++ b/fortrabbit.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
+# differentiate from the deployment files
+version: 2
+
 # optional Composer settings
 composer:
     # Resolves to the --no-dev parameter
     no-dev: true
+
+# called after Composer runs
+post: artisan monica:update --force -vvv
+
+# list of sustained folders in ~/htdocs. If not given, then it defaults to the "vendor" folder
+sustained:
+    - storage
+    - vendor