diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 14a2401a6..746a3bba3 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       "./build/css/intlTelInput.css"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "jquery": "~1.8"
+    "jquery": ">= 1.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jasmine": "~1.3",
diff --git a/intl-tel-input.jquery.json b/intl-tel-input.jquery.json
index 42b5fa516..f38c2d883 100644
--- a/intl-tel-input.jquery.json
+++ b/intl-tel-input.jquery.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "url": "http://jackocnr.com"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "jquery": "~1.9"
+    "jquery": ">= 1.8.0"
   },
   "demo": "http://jackocnr.com/intl-tel-input.html",
   "title": "International Telephone Input"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 08fa56e6e..a986b6629 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Jack O'Connor (http://jackocnr.com)",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jquery": "~1.8",
+    "jquery": ">= 1.8.0",
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",
     "grunt-contrib-sass": "~0.3.0",
     "grunt-contrib-jshint": "~0.5.4",