diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index 6f00218e37..60f49fd369 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 {
-  "globalstrict": true,
+  "strict": "global",
   "globals": {
+    // Angular
     "angular": false,
+
+    // Angular mocks
+    "module": false,
+    "inject": false,
+
+    // Jasmine
+    "jasmine": false,
     "describe": false,
-    "it": false,
-    "expect": false,
     "beforeEach": false,
     "afterEach": false,
-    "module": false,
-    "inject": false
+    "it": false,
+    "expect": false,
+
+    // Protractor
+    "browser": false,
+    "element": false,
+    "by": false
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cce5c682a8..a549d113c0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-  - "0.10"
+  - '4.4'
 
 before_script:
   - export DISPLAY=:99.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7aece1083..c0deb480c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ this server is:
 npm start
 ```
 
-Now browse to the app at `http://localhost:8000/app/index.html`.
+Now browse to the app at `http://localhost:8000/index.html`.
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/app.js b/app/app.js
index 21eccdb8ea..6ea2401bcd 100644
--- a/app/app.js
+++ b/app/app.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ angular.module('myApp', [
   'myApp.view2',
   'myApp.version'
 ]).
-config(['$routeProvider', function($routeProvider) {
+config(['$locationProvider', '$routeProvider', function($locationProvider, $routeProvider) {
+  $locationProvider.hashPrefix('!');
+
   $routeProvider.otherwise({redirectTo: '/view1'});
 }]);
diff --git a/app/index-async.html b/app/index-async.html
index a559b7168e..39a592fb57 100644
--- a/app/index-async.html
+++ b/app/index-async.html
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 </head>
 <body ng-cloak>
   <ul class="menu">
-    <li><a href="#/view1">view1</a></li>
-    <li><a href="#/view2">view2</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#!/view1">view1</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#!/view2">view2</a></li>
   </ul>
 
   <div ng-view></div>
diff --git a/app/index.html b/app/index.html
index 3c4bb6b02e..ec9da03650 100644
--- a/app/index.html
+++ b/app/index.html
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 </head>
 <body>
   <ul class="menu">
-    <li><a href="#/view1">view1</a></li>
-    <li><a href="#/view2">view2</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#!/view1">view1</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#!/view2">view2</a></li>
   </ul>
 
   <!--[if lt IE 7]>
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 5234f47856..66d9d74ede 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular": "~1.4.0",
-    "angular-route": "~1.4.0",
-    "angular-loader": "~1.4.0",
-    "angular-mocks": "~1.4.0",
-    "html5-boilerplate": "~5.2.0"
+    "angular": "~1.5.0",
+    "angular-route": "~1.5.0",
+    "angular-loader": "~1.5.0",
+    "angular-mocks": "~1.5.0",
+    "html5-boilerplate": "^5.3.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/e2e-tests/protractor.conf.js b/e2e-tests/protractor.conf.js
index b45a117aa5..13c5cb6266 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/protractor.conf.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/protractor.conf.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+//jshint strict: false
 exports.config = {
+
   allScriptsTimeout: 11000,
 
   specs: [
@@ -9,11 +11,12 @@ exports.config = {
     'browserName': 'chrome'
   },
 
-  baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8000/app/',
+  baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8000/',
 
   framework: 'jasmine',
 
   jasmineNodeOpts: {
     defaultTimeoutInterval: 30000
   }
+
 };
diff --git a/e2e-tests/scenarios.js b/e2e-tests/scenarios.js
index 0e8348acfb..240d5f61ac 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/scenarios.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/scenarios.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('my app', function() {
   describe('view1', function() {
 
     beforeEach(function() {
-      browser.get('index.html#/view1');
+      browser.get('index.html#!/view1');
     });
 
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('my app', function() {
   describe('view2', function() {
 
     beforeEach(function() {
-      browser.get('index.html#/view2');
+      browser.get('index.html#!/view2');
     });
 
 
diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
index 44bb29f1ab..7271e9fef8 100644
--- a/karma.conf.js
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
-module.exports = function(config){
+//jshint strict: false
+module.exports = function(config) {
   config.set({
 
-    basePath : './',
+    basePath: './app',
 
-    files : [
-      'app/bower_components/angular/angular.js',
-      'app/bower_components/angular-route/angular-route.js',
-      'app/bower_components/angular-mocks/angular-mocks.js',
-      'app/components/**/*.js',
-      'app/view*/**/*.js'
+    files: [
+      'bower_components/angular/angular.js',
+      'bower_components/angular-route/angular-route.js',
+      'bower_components/angular-mocks/angular-mocks.js',
+      'components/**/*.js',
+      'view*/**/*.js'
     ],
 
-    autoWatch : true,
+    autoWatch: true,
 
     frameworks: ['jasmine'],
 
-    browsers : ['Chrome'],
+    browsers: ['Chrome'],
 
-    plugins : [
-            'karma-chrome-launcher',
-            'karma-firefox-launcher',
-            'karma-jasmine',
-            'karma-junit-reporter'
-            ],
+    plugins: [
+      'karma-chrome-launcher',
+      'karma-firefox-launcher',
+      'karma-jasmine',
+      'karma-junit-reporter'
+    ],
 
-    junitReporter : {
+    junitReporter: {
       outputFile: 'test_out/unit.xml',
       suite: 'unit'
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0edbc8b61..81b7aaf285 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@
   "repository": "https://github.com/angular/angular-seed",
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "bower": "^1.3.1",
-    "http-server": "^0.6.1",
-    "jasmine-core": "^2.3.4",
-    "karma": "~0.12",
-    "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.1.12",
-    "karma-firefox-launcher": "^0.1.6",
-    "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.5",
-    "karma-junit-reporter": "^0.2.2",
-    "protractor": "^2.1.0",
-    "shelljs": "^0.2.6"
+    "bower": "^1.7.7",
+    "http-server": "^0.9.0",
+    "jasmine-core": "^2.4.1",
+    "karma": "^0.13.22",
+    "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.2.3",
+    "karma-firefox-launcher": "^0.1.7",
+    "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.8",
+    "karma-junit-reporter": "^0.4.1",
+    "protractor": "^3.2.2",
+    "shelljs": "^0.6.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "bower install",
 
     "prestart": "npm install",
-    "start": "http-server -a localhost -p 8000 -c-1",
+    "start": "http-server -a localhost -p 8000 -c-1 ./app",
 
     "pretest": "npm install",
     "test": "karma start karma.conf.js",
-    "test-single-run": "karma start karma.conf.js  --single-run",
+    "test-single-run": "karma start karma.conf.js --single-run",
 
     "preupdate-webdriver": "npm install",
     "update-webdriver": "webdriver-manager update",
