diff --git a/scripts/build/build.js b/scripts/build/build.js
index cdd543bed..c919f2bdf 100644
--- a/scripts/build/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build/build.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const ROOT = path.resolve(path.join(__dirname, '../../')), // root ionic-native
 // dependency versions
 const ANGULAR_VERSION = '2.4.8',
   RXJS_VERSION = '5.0.1',
+  MIN_CORE_VERSION = '^3.1.0',
   IONIC_NATIVE_VERSION = require(path.resolve(ROOT, 'package.json')).version;
 
 // package dependencies
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const CORE_PEER_DEPS = {
 };
 
 const PLUGIN_PEER_DEPS = {
-  '@ionic-native/core': IONIC_NATIVE_VERSION,
+  '@ionic-native/core': MIN_CORE_VERSION,
   '@angular/core': ANGULAR_VERSION,
   'rxjs': RXJS_VERSION
 };