diff --git a/config/software/bookshelf.rb b/config/software/bookshelf.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/config/software/bookshelf.rb
+++ b/config/software/bookshelf.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ version "master"
 
 dependencies ["erlang", "rebar", "rsync"]
 
-# TODO: use the public git:// uri once this repo is public
-source :git => "git@github.com:opscode/bookshelf.git"
+source :git => "git://github.com/opscode/bookshelf.git"
 
 relative_path "bookshelf"
update bookshelf software definition to use public git uri