diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8104942d2a..3b71863483 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "lodash": "^2.4.1",
     "sprintf-js": "1.0.*",
     "q": "^1.0.1",
-    "protractor": "1.5.x",
+    "protractor": "1.6.x",
     "run-sequence": "^0.3.6",
     "through2": "^0.6.1",
     "minimist": "1.1.x"
diff --git a/protractor-shared.js b/protractor-shared.js
index 1ed5b86788..19cd324af2 100644
--- a/protractor-shared.js
+++ b/protractor-shared.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ var config = exports.config = {
     }
   },
 
+  framework: 'jasmine2',
+
   jasmineNodeOpts: {
     showColors: true,
     defaultTimeoutInterval: 30000
@@ -66,4 +68,4 @@ if (cmdLineBrowsers.length) {
   });
 } else {
   config.multiCapabilities = [POSSIBLE_CAPS.ChromeDesktop];
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}