diff --git a/examples/Protractor.Samples/Protractor.Samples-NET40.csproj b/examples/Protractor.Samples/Protractor.Samples-NET40.csproj
index b9e260c..248ffdf 100644
--- a/examples/Protractor.Samples/Protractor.Samples-NET40.csproj
+++ b/examples/Protractor.Samples/Protractor.Samples-NET40.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <SolutionDir Condition="$(SolutionDir) == '' Or $(SolutionDir) == '*Undefined*'">..\..\</SolutionDir>
     <RestorePackages>true</RestorePackages>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -38,13 +40,11 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
-    <Reference Include="WebDriver, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.3.0.0\lib\net40\WebDriver.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
+    <Reference Include="WebDriver, Version=3.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.3.4.0\lib\net40\WebDriver.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="WebDriver.Support, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Selenium.Support.3.0.0\lib\net40\WebDriver.Support.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
+    <Reference Include="WebDriver.Support, Version=3.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Selenium.Support.3.4.0\lib\net40\WebDriver.Support.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.2.25.0.8\build\Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.2.25.0.8\build\Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver.3.0.0.1\build\Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver.3.0.0.1\build\Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver.targets'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.0.13.0\build\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.0.13.0\build\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\packages\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.0.17.0\build\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\packages\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.0.17.0\build\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.targets'))" />
   </Target>
   <Import Project="..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.2.25.0.8\build\Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.2.25.0.8\build\Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver.targets')" />
   <Import Project="..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver.3.0.0.1\build\Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver.3.0.0.1\build\Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver.targets')" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.0.13.0\build\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.0.13.0\build\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\packages\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.0.17.0\build\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.targets" Condition="Exists('..\..\packages\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.0.17.0\build\Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver.targets')" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
diff --git a/examples/Protractor.Samples/packages.config b/examples/Protractor.Samples/packages.config
index c884e48..54f6982 100644
--- a/examples/Protractor.Samples/packages.config
+++ b/examples/Protractor.Samples/packages.config
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 <packages>
   <package id="NUnit" version="2.6.4" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="PhantomJS" version="2.1.1" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver" version="0.13.0" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Selenium.Support" version="3.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="Selenium.WebDriver" version="3.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Selenium.Firefox.WebDriver" version="0.17.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Selenium.Support" version="3.4.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Selenium.WebDriver" version="3.4.0" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Selenium.WebDriver.ChromeDriver" version="2.25.0.8" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Selenium.WebDriver.IEDriver" version="3.0.0.1" targetFramework="net40" />
   <package id="Selenium.WebDriver.MicrosoftWebDriver" version="10.0.14393.0" targetFramework="net40" />
diff --git a/src/Protractor/ClientSideScripts.cs b/src/Protractor/ClientSideScripts.cs
index b9d7a1e..2da46ce 100644
--- a/src/Protractor/ClientSideScripts.cs
+++ b/src/Protractor/ClientSideScripts.cs
@@ -50,9 +50,21 @@ function trySelector(selector) {
             }
         }
     }
+    function tryBackup() {
+        return tryEl(document.body) ||
+            trySelector('[ng-app]') || trySelector('[ng\\:app]') ||
+            trySelector('[ng-controller]') || trySelector('[ng\\:controller]');
+    }
 
     if (selector) {
-        return trySelector(selector);
+        /* in Hybrid NG mode, the root element by default might not return anything.
+        * so try the backup stuff as well */
+        elhooks = trySelector(selector);
+        if ('undefined' === typeof elhooks) {
+            return tryBackup();
+        } else {
+            return elhooks;
+        }
     } else if (window.__TESTABILITY__NG1_APP_ROOT_INJECTOR__) {
         var $injector = window.__TESTABILITY__NG1_APP_ROOT_INJECTOR__;
         var $$testability = null;
@@ -61,9 +73,7 @@ function trySelector(selector) {
         } catch (e) {}
         return {$injector: $injector, $$testability: $$testability};
     } else {
-        return tryEl(document.body) ||
-            trySelector('[ng-app]') || trySelector('[ng\\:app]') ||
-            trySelector('[ng-controller]') || trySelector('[ng\\:controller]');
+        return tryBackup();
     }
 };
 ";
@@ -78,7 +88,10 @@ function trySelector(selector) {
         public const string WaitForAngular = GetNg1HooksHelper + @"
 var rootSelector = arguments[0];
 var callback = arguments[1];
-if (window.angular && !(window.angular.version && window.angular.version.major > 1)) {
+if (window.angular 
+    && !(window.angular.version 
+        && window.angular.version.major > 1)
+    ) {
     /* ng1 */
     var hooks = getNg1Hooks(rootSelector);
     if (hooks.$$testability) {
@@ -90,8 +103,8 @@ function trySelector(selector) {
         throw new Error('Could not automatically find injector on page: ""' +
             window.location.toString() + '"". Consider setting rootElement');
     } else {
-    throw new Error('root element (' + rootSelector + ') has no injector.' +
-        ' this may mean it is not inside ng-app.');
+        throw new Error('root element (' + rootSelector + ') has no injector.' +
+            ' this may mean it is not inside ng-app.');
     }
 } else if (rootSelector && window.getAngularTestability) {
     var el = document.querySelector(rootSelector);
@@ -124,18 +137,25 @@ function trySelector(selector) {
 
         /**
          * Tests whether the angular global variable is present on a page. 
+         * 
          * Retries in case the page is just loading slowly.
+         * arguments[0] {number} attempts Number of times to retry.
+         * arguments[1] {boolean} ng12Hybrid Flag set if app is a hybrid of angular 1 and 2
+         * arguments[2] {function({version: ?number, message: ?string})} asyncCallback callback
+         * 
          */
         public const string TestForAngular = @"
-var asyncCallback = arguments[0];
+var attempts = arguments[0];
+var ng12Hybrid = arguments[1];
+var asyncCallback = arguments[2];
 var callback = function(args) {
     setTimeout(function() {
         asyncCallback(args);
     }, 0);
 };
-var definitelyNg1 = false;
+var definitelyNg1 = !!ng12Hybrid;
 var definitelyNg2OrNewer = false;
-var check = function() {
+  var check = function(n) {
     /* Figure out which version of angular we're waiting on */
     if (!definitelyNg1 && !definitelyNg2OrNewer) {
         if (window.angular && !(window.angular.version && window.angular.version.major > 1)) {
@@ -147,21 +167,31 @@ function trySelector(selector) {
     /* See if our version of angular is ready */
     if (definitelyNg1) {
         if (window.angular && window.angular.resumeBootstrap) {
-            return callback(1);
+          return callback({ver: 1});
         }
     } else if (definitelyNg2OrNewer) {
         if (true /* ng2 has no resumeBootstrap() */) {
-            return callback(2);
+          return callback({ver: 2});
         }
     }
     /* Try again (or fail) */
+      if (n < 1) {
     if (definitelyNg1 && window.angular) {
-        throw new Error('angular never provided resumeBootstrap');
+          callback({message: 'angular never provided resumeBootstrap'});
+        } else if (ng12Hybrid && !window.angular) { 
+          callback({message: 'angular 1 never loaded' +
+              window.getAllAngularTestabilities ? ' (are you sure this app ' +
+              'uses ngUpgrade?  Try un-setting ng12Hybrid)' : ''});
     } else {
-        window.setTimeout(function() {check()}, 1000);
+          callback({message: 'retries looking for angular exceeded'});
     }
+      } else {
+        window.setTimeout(function() {check(n - 1);}, 1000);
+      }
+  };
+  check(attempts);
 };
-check();";
+";
 
         /**
          * Continue to bootstrap Angular. 
@@ -363,4 +393,4 @@ function trySelector(selector) {
 
         #endregion
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/Protractor/Protractor-NET40.csproj b/src/Protractor/Protractor-NET40.csproj
index 9fab86b..f78d774 100644
--- a/src/Protractor/Protractor-NET40.csproj
+++ b/src/Protractor/Protractor-NET40.csproj
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
-    <Reference Include="WebDriver, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.3.0.0\lib\net40\WebDriver.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
+    <Reference Include="WebDriver, Version=3.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\..\packages\Selenium.WebDriver.3.4.0\lib\net40\WebDriver.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Protractor/packages.config b/src/Protractor/packages.config
index 85aa464..41a4081 100644
--- a/src/Protractor/packages.config
+++ b/src/Protractor/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Selenium.WebDriver" version="3.0.0" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="Selenium.WebDriver" version="3.4.0" targetFramework="net40" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file