diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de33c0c09d..9db55d413f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "babel": "^5.8.23",
     "babelify": "^6.1.2",
     "benchmark": "^1.0.0",
-    "benchpress": "^2.0.0-alpha.25",
+    "benchpress": "2.0.0-alpha.37.2",
     "browserify": "^11.0.0",
     "colors": "^1.1.2",
     "esdoc": "^0.2.5",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "lodash": "^3.5.0",
     "platform": "^1.3.0",
     "promise": "^7.0.3",
-    "protractor": "^1.7.0",
+    "protractor": "2.2.0",
     "rx": "^3.0.0",
     "tslint": "^2.5.0",
     "typescript": "^1.7.0-dev.20150901",
diff --git a/protractor.conf.js b/protractor.conf.js
index 94fc57a3da..b740ab39d6 100644
--- a/protractor.conf.js
+++ b/protractor.conf.js
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ exports.config = {
       //Important for benchpress to get timeline data from the browser
       'args': ['--js-flags=--expose-gc'],
       'perfLoggingPrefs': {
-        'traceCategories': 'blink.console,disabled-by-default-devtools.timeline'
+        'traceCategories': 'v8,blink.console,disabled-by-default-devtools.timeline'
       }
     },
     loggingPrefs: {
-      performance: 'ALL'
+      performance: 'ALL',
+      browser: 'ALL'
     }
   },