diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index e311b8d831..59eede842f 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       "email" : "brian@backbonerails.com"
     }
   ],
-  
+
   "ignore": [
     "docs",
     "reports",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   ],
 
   "dependencies" : {
-    "backbone": "~1.0.0",
+    "backbone": "~1.1.0",
     "underscore": "~1.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {