diff --git a/scripts/build/build.js b/scripts/build/build.js
index 7b986968c..987c5b803 100644
--- a/scripts/build/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build/build.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const ROOT = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '../../')), // root ionic-native
 
 
 // dependency versions
-const ANGULAR_VERSION = '2.4.8',
-  RXJS_VERSION = '5.0.1',
+const ANGULAR_VERSION = '*',
+  RXJS_VERSION = '^5.0.1',
   MIN_CORE_VERSION = '^3.1.0',
   IONIC_NATIVE_VERSION = require(path.resolve(ROOT, 'package.json')).version;