diff --git a/messages/elixir/.gitignore b/messages/elixir/.gitignore
index bbbab2f22e..6aeb94417c 100644
--- a/messages/elixir/.gitignore
+++ b/messages/elixir/.gitignore
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@ erl_crash.dump
 
 .deps
 .tested
-mix.lock
diff --git a/messages/elixir/Makefile b/messages/elixir/Makefile
index b6431bade1..15f85ab383 100644
--- a/messages/elixir/Makefile
+++ b/messages/elixir/Makefile
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ default: .tested
 	mix test
 	touch $@
 
-.deps: mix.lock
-	touch $@
-
-mix.lock: mix.exs
+.deps:
 	mix local.hex --force
 	mix deps.get
+	touch $@
 
 update-dependencies:
 	@echo -e "\033[0;31mPlease update dependencies for elixir manually in mix.exs!! Check https://hex.pm/ for the latest version.\033[0m"
@@ -47,4 +45,4 @@ post-release:
 .PHONY: post-release
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf _build deps .tested .deps mix.lock
+	rm -rf _build deps .tested .deps
diff --git a/messages/elixir/mix.lock b/messages/elixir/mix.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..995ab56e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/elixir/mix.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+%{
+  "earmark_parser": {:hex, :earmark_parser, "1.4.10", "6603d7a603b9c18d3d20db69921527f82ef09990885ed7525003c7fe7dc86c56", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "8e2d5370b732385db2c9b22215c3f59c84ac7dda7ed7e544d7c459496ae519c0"},
+  "ex_doc": {:hex, :ex_doc, "0.22.5", "d2312c99f52cb1f98371e28f68259b4e0cee13d0122baedaf74a8e44e299a35b", [:mix], [{:earmark_parser, "~> 1.4.0", [hex: :earmark_parser, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:makeup_elixir, "~> 0.14", [hex: :makeup_elixir, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "d6ac685fd0b226805db96f7fbb384cbf8e01903ddb902ff66c9b189104705cae"},
+  "jason": {:hex, :jason, "1.2.2", "ba43e3f2709fd1aa1dce90aaabfd039d000469c05c56f0b8e31978e03fa39052", [:mix], [{:decimal, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "18a228f5f0058ee183f29f9eae0805c6e59d61c3b006760668d8d18ff0d12179"},
+  "makeup": {:hex, :makeup, "1.0.3", "e339e2f766d12e7260e6672dd4047405963c5ec99661abdc432e6ec67d29ef95", [:mix], [{:nimble_parsec, "~> 0.5", [hex: :nimble_parsec, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "2e9b4996d11832947731f7608fed7ad2f9443011b3b479ae288011265cdd3dad"},
+  "makeup_elixir": {:hex, :makeup_elixir, "0.14.1", "4f0e96847c63c17841d42c08107405a005a2680eb9c7ccadfd757bd31dabccfb", [:mix], [{:makeup, "~> 1.0", [hex: :makeup, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "f2438b1a80eaec9ede832b5c41cd4f373b38fd7aa33e3b22d9db79e640cbde11"},
+  "nimble_parsec": {:hex, :nimble_parsec, "0.6.0", "32111b3bf39137144abd7ba1cce0914533b2d16ef35e8abc5ec8be6122944263", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "27eac315a94909d4dc68bc07a4a83e06c8379237c5ea528a9acff4ca1c873c52"},
+  "protox": {:hex, :protox, "1.0.0", "48e3600c9f5dc34cd88fc0d11440ffd90f4850f11eeaaf30b98771e75dcb918e", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "a808c48c3fca79787cc8d7c34c57558e8c119e92430e85bda8da6d29eeb98151"},
+}