diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index b7145759..a6b724f4 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ Part of this config includes some special capture templates for my work as a you
         org-export-with-broken-links t
         org-agenda-current-time-string "⭠ now ────────────────"
         org-log-into-drawer t
-        org-latex-active-timestamp-format "\\textit{%s}")
+        org-latex-active-timestamp-format "\\textit{%s}"
+        org-enforce-todo-dependencies t)
 
   (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'chris/org-mode-setup)
 
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index c40f2fcc..64a12f54 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@
         org-export-with-broken-links t
         org-agenda-current-time-string "⭠ now ────────────────"
         org-log-into-drawer t
-        org-latex-active-timestamp-format "\\textit{%s}")
+        org-latex-active-timestamp-format "\\textit{%s}"
+        org-enforce-todo-dependencies t)
 
   (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'chris/org-mode-setup)