diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 44b47aa70..09dda6deb 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "replacement"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "jquery": ">=1.8",
+    "jquery": "1.9.1 - 3",
     "bootstrap": ">=3.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 7cc018201..c45b2fcda 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "suggest": {
-    "components/jquery": ">=1.8",
+    "components/jquery": "1.9.1 - 3",
     "twbs/bootstrap": ">=3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/nuget/bootstrap-select.nuspec b/nuget/bootstrap-select.nuspec
index 83f5e773c..2c66469b7 100644
--- a/nuget/bootstrap-select.nuspec
+++ b/nuget/bootstrap-select.nuspec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <tags>javascript jquery form bootstrap dropdown select replacement</tags>
         <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
         <dependencies>
-            <dependency id="jQuery" version="1.8.0" />
+            <dependency id="jQuery" version="[1.9.1, 4)" />
             <dependency id="bootstrap" version="3.0.0" />
         </dependencies>
     </metadata>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47456a3fc..9bbaa539c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {},
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "jquery": ">=1.8",
+    "jquery": "1.9.1 - 3",
     "bootstrap": ">=3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {