diff --git a/melange.opam b/melange.opam
index 0efd26a4b..5573c9351 100644
--- a/melange.opam
+++ b/melange.opam
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ depends: [
   "dune-build-info"
   "cppo" {build}
   "ounit" {with-test}
-  "melange" {with-melange}
   "reason" {with-test & >= "3.9.0"}
   "ppxlib" {>= "0.30.0"}
   "menhir" {>= "20201214"}
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ build: [
   ]
 ]
 dev-repo: "git+https://github.com/melange-re/melange.git"
-
 pin-depends: [
   [ "js_of_ocaml-compiler.dev" "https://github.com/ocsigen/js_of_ocaml/archive/31e5d22f96435e511c8bd6e2a6d43f7c5fb13dec.tar.gz" ]
   [ "js_of_ocaml.dev" "https://github.com/ocsigen/js_of_ocaml/archive/31e5d22f96435e511c8bd6e2a6d43f7c5fb13dec.tar.gz" ]
diff --git a/melange.opam.template b/melange.opam.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47b6ba86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/melange.opam.template
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pin-depends: [
+  [ "js_of_ocaml-compiler.dev" "https://github.com/ocsigen/js_of_ocaml/archive/31e5d22f96435e511c8bd6e2a6d43f7c5fb13dec.tar.gz" ]
+  [ "js_of_ocaml.dev" "https://github.com/ocsigen/js_of_ocaml/archive/31e5d22f96435e511c8bd6e2a6d43f7c5fb13dec.tar.gz" ]
+  [ "merlin-lib.dev" "https://github.com/voodoos/merlin/archive/15491d05db13ec6beaf3c84632914c29b674270d.tar.gz" ]
+  [ "merlin.dev" "https://github.com/voodoos/merlin/archive/15491d05db13ec6beaf3c84632914c29b674270d.tar.gz" ]
+]