diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 367c52eec8..e3c8a7c827 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "codemirror": "4.0.1",
     "Countable": "2.0.2",
     "device": "git://github.com/matthewhudson/device.js#5347a275b66020a0d4dfe9aad81a488f8cce448d",
-    "ember": "1.5.0",
+    "ember": "1.6.1",
     "ember-data": "~1.0.0-beta.8",
     "ember-load-initializers": "git://github.com/stefanpenner/ember-load-initializers.git#0.0.1",
     "ember-resolver": "git://github.com/stefanpenner/ember-jj-abrams-resolver.git#181251821cf513bb58d3e192faa13245a816f75e",