diff --git a/app/templates/_package.json b/app/templates/_package.json
index b0265239c..c27c7595d 100644
--- a/app/templates/_package.json
+++ b/app/templates/_package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "grunt-nodemon": "~0.2.0",
     "grunt-angular-templates": "^0.5.4",
     "grunt-dom-munger": "^3.4.0",
-    "grunt-protractor-runner": "^0.2.4",
+    "grunt-protractor-runner": "^1.1.0",
     "grunt-asset-injector": "^0.1.0",
     "grunt-karma": "~0.8.2",
     "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.10.2",<% if(filters.sass) { %>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/package.json b/test/fixtures/package.json
index 92691973d..4aa965b85 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/package.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "grunt-nodemon": "~0.2.0",
     "grunt-angular-templates": "^0.5.4",
     "grunt-dom-munger": "^3.4.0",
-    "grunt-protractor-runner": "^0.2.4",
+    "grunt-protractor-runner": "^1.1.0",
     "grunt-asset-injector": "^0.1.0",
     "grunt-karma": "~0.8.2",
     "grunt-mocha-test": "~0.10.2",