diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 83dd491..0534203 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-pal-browser",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "The browser-specific implementation of Aurelia's platform abstraction layer.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",
diff --git a/dist/amd/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/amd/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 9ee0e19..33fcf0d 100644
--- a/dist/amd/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/amd/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -276,7 +276,11 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-pal'], function (exports, _aureliaPal) {
   var _FEATURE = exports._FEATURE = {
     shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
     scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
-    htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+    htmlTemplateElement: function () {
+      var d = document.createElement('div');
+      d.innerHTML = '<template></template>';
+      return 'content' in d.children[0];
+    }(),
     mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
     ensureHTMLTemplateElement: function ensureHTMLTemplateElement(t) {
       return t;
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 7719f80..623c787 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -296,7 +296,11 @@ if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
 export const _FEATURE = {
   shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
   scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
-  htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+  htmlTemplateElement: (function() {
+    let d = document.createElement('div');
+    d.innerHTML = '<template></template>';
+    return 'content' in d.children[0];
+  })(),
   mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
   ensureHTMLTemplateElement: t => t
 };
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index a59c3d2..9f38e91 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -274,7 +274,11 @@ if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
 var _FEATURE = exports._FEATURE = {
   shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
   scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
-  htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+  htmlTemplateElement: function () {
+    var d = document.createElement('div');
+    d.innerHTML = '<template></template>';
+    return 'content' in d.children[0];
+  }(),
   mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
   ensureHTMLTemplateElement: function ensureHTMLTemplateElement(t) {
     return t;
diff --git a/dist/es2015/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/es2015/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 7c08c62..8b0433f 100644
--- a/dist/es2015/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/es2015/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -254,7 +254,11 @@ if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
 export const _FEATURE = {
   shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
   scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
-  htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+  htmlTemplateElement: function () {
+    let d = document.createElement('div');
+    d.innerHTML = '<template></template>';
+    return 'content' in d.children[0];
+  }(),
   mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
   ensureHTMLTemplateElement: t => t
 };
diff --git a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 9949fe6..eb6f376 100644
--- a/dist/native-modules/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/native-modules/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ if (Element && !Element.prototype.matches) {
 export var _FEATURE = {
   shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
   scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
-  htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+  htmlTemplateElement: function () {
+    var d = document.createElement('div');
+    d.innerHTML = '<template></template>';
+    return 'content' in d.children[0];
+  }(),
   mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
   ensureHTMLTemplateElement: function ensureHTMLTemplateElement(t) {
     return t;
diff --git a/dist/system/aurelia-pal-browser.js b/dist/system/aurelia-pal-browser.js
index 5a257b9..a1675e0 100644
--- a/dist/system/aurelia-pal-browser.js
+++ b/dist/system/aurelia-pal-browser.js
@@ -319,7 +319,11 @@ System.register(['aurelia-pal'], function (_export, _context) {
       _export('_FEATURE', _FEATURE = {
         shadowDOM: !!HTMLElement.prototype.attachShadow,
         scopedCSS: 'scoped' in document.createElement('style'),
-        htmlTemplateElement: 'content' in document.createElement('template'),
+        htmlTemplateElement: function () {
+          var d = document.createElement('div');
+          d.innerHTML = '<template></template>';
+          return 'content' in d.children[0];
+        }(),
         mutationObserver: !!(window.MutationObserver || window.WebKitMutationObserver),
         ensureHTMLTemplateElement: function ensureHTMLTemplateElement(t) {
           return t;
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index 976faf1..f05dbf5 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+<a name="1.3.1"></a>
+## [1.3.1](https://github.com/aurelia/pal-browser/compare/1.3.0...v1.3.1) (2017-12-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **html-template-element:** fix unable to get property querySelectorAll error when using webcomponents-lite in IE11 ([#27](https://github.com/aurelia/pal-browser/issues/27)) ([9e4b62f](https://github.com/aurelia/pal-browser/commit/9e4b62f))
+
+
+
 <a name="1.3.0"></a>
 # [1.3.0](https://github.com/aurelia/pal-browser/compare/1.2.1...v1.3.0) (2017-08-22)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f99e4ed..c5628b2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-pal-browser",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "The browser-specific implementation of Aurelia's platform abstraction layer.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",