diff --git a/.babelignore b/.babelignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a9d08f7a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.babelignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+packages/babel-cli/src/babel-plugin/templates
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab3830ad52..beb46d0f6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel": "5.6.10",
+    "babel": "5.8.19",
     "babel-eslint": "^3.1.19",
     "browserify": "^11.0.0",
     "chai": "^2.2.0",