diff --git a/angularjs/angular-1.0.d.ts b/angularjs/angular-1.0.d.ts
index 3753e88c2..85b47afaf 100644
--- a/angularjs/angular-1.0.d.ts
+++ b/angularjs/angular-1.0.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 
 declare var angular: ng.IAngularStatic;
 
diff --git a/backbone/backbone-0.9.d.ts b/backbone/backbone-0.9.d.ts
index 58633a6ef..9678bc3cd 100644
--- a/backbone/backbone-0.9.d.ts
+++ b/backbone/backbone-0.9.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 
 declare module Backbone {
 
diff --git a/bootstrap.datepicker/bootstrap.datepicker-tests.ts b/bootstrap.datepicker/bootstrap.datepicker-tests.ts
index 9ba7fe3fd..5e247e6e5 100644
--- a/bootstrap.datepicker/bootstrap.datepicker-tests.ts
+++ b/bootstrap.datepicker/bootstrap.datepicker-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 /// <reference path="bootstrap.datepicker.d.ts"/>
 
 function tests_simple() {
diff --git a/bootstrap.datepicker/bootstrap.datepicker.d.ts b/bootstrap.datepicker/bootstrap.datepicker.d.ts
index 118526f91..15a018035 100644
--- a/bootstrap.datepicker/bootstrap.datepicker.d.ts
+++ b/bootstrap.datepicker/bootstrap.datepicker.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface DatepickerOptions {
     format?: string;
diff --git a/bootstrap/bootstrap-2.2.d.ts b/bootstrap/bootstrap-2.2.d.ts
index c0a953def..0c7812dbe 100644
--- a/bootstrap/bootstrap-2.2.d.ts
+++ b/bootstrap/bootstrap-2.2.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface ModalOptions {
     backdrop?: bool;
diff --git a/bootstrap/bootstrap-tests.ts b/bootstrap/bootstrap-tests.ts
index 14f34755b..0067ebaa6 100644
--- a/bootstrap/bootstrap-tests.ts
+++ b/bootstrap/bootstrap-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="bootstrap-2.1.d.ts" />
 
 $('body').off('.data-api');
diff --git a/chosen/chosen.jquery-0.9.d.ts b/chosen/chosen.jquery-0.9.d.ts
index 4c80505fe..c40c4f484 100644
--- a/chosen/chosen.jquery-0.9.d.ts
+++ b/chosen/chosen.jquery-0.9.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface ChosenOptions {
     allow_single_deselect?: bool;
diff --git a/foundation/foundation-3.2.d.ts b/foundation/foundation-3.2.d.ts
index 63d0a3eef..da14999c5 100644
--- a/foundation/foundation-3.2.d.ts
+++ b/foundation/foundation-3.2.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface OrbitOptions {
     animation?: string;
diff --git a/foundation/foundation-tests.ts b/foundation/foundation-tests.ts
index 5c562ea1b..08cbe1248 100644
--- a/foundation/foundation-tests.ts
+++ b/foundation/foundation-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="foundation-3.2.d.ts" />
 
 function test_orbit() {
diff --git a/hammerjs/hammerjs-0.6.d.ts b/hammerjs/hammerjs-0.6.d.ts
index 5cdb87c7c..2b08e6aa7 100644
--- a/hammerjs/hammerjs-0.6.d.ts
+++ b/hammerjs/hammerjs-0.6.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface HammerOptions {
     prevent_default?: bool;
diff --git a/hammerjs/hammerjs-tests.ts b/hammerjs/hammerjs-tests.ts
index db1bb053a..7f69475c4 100644
--- a/hammerjs/hammerjs-tests.ts
+++ b/hammerjs/hammerjs-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 /// <reference path="hammerjs-0.6.d.ts" />
 
 var hammer = new Hammer(document.getElementById("container"));
diff --git a/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie-tests.ts b/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie-tests.ts
index cf7f4e63f..b41e553dd 100644
--- a/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-///<reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+///<reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 ///<reference path="jquery.cookie.d.ts" />
 
 class TestObject {
diff --git a/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie.d.ts b/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie.d.ts
index 228bf8dec..41dc36d18 100644
--- a/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie.d.ts
+++ b/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie.d.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Definitions by: Roy Goode <https://github.com/RoyGoode/>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
-///<reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+///<reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 
 
 interface JQueryCookieOptions {
diff --git a/jquery.dynatree/jquery.dynatree-1.2.d.ts b/jquery.dynatree/jquery.dynatree-1.2.d.ts
index d4dea0f4e..8c6d1e6ba 100644
--- a/jquery.dynatree/jquery.dynatree-1.2.d.ts
+++ b/jquery.dynatree/jquery.dynatree-1.2.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface JQuery {
     dynatree(options?: DynatreeOptions): DynaTree;
diff --git a/jquery.jnotify/jquery.jnotify-1.0.d.ts b/jquery.jnotify/jquery.jnotify-1.0.d.ts
index 782bca0f4..589469866 100644
--- a/jquery.jnotify/jquery.jnotify-1.0.d.ts
+++ b/jquery.jnotify/jquery.jnotify-1.0.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path='../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference path='../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts'/>
 
 interface JNotifyInitOptions {
     oneAtTime?: bool;
diff --git a/jquery.jnotify/jquery.jnotify-tests.ts b/jquery.jnotify/jquery.jnotify-tests.ts
index 34c065b01..f180e4c0b 100644
--- a/jquery.jnotify/jquery.jnotify-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery.jnotify/jquery.jnotify-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path='../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference path='../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts'/>
 /// <reference path='jquery.jnotify-1.0.d.ts'/>
 
 $(document).ready(function () {
diff --git a/jquery.timepicker/jquery.timepicker-0.3.d.ts b/jquery.timepicker/jquery.timepicker-0.3.d.ts
index a939c9425..dffec14f0 100644
--- a/jquery.timepicker/jquery.timepicker-0.3.d.ts
+++ b/jquery.timepicker/jquery.timepicker-0.3.d.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Definitions by: https://github.com/anwarjaved
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 /// <reference path="../jqueryui/jqueryui-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface TimePickerHour {
diff --git a/jquery.timepicker/jquery.timepicker-tests.ts b/jquery.timepicker/jquery.timepicker-tests.ts
index 5a979fc26..487a85be8 100644
--- a/jquery.timepicker/jquery.timepicker-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery.timepicker/jquery.timepicker-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 /// <reference path="jquery.timepicker-0.3.d.ts"/>
 
 var beforeShowCallback, onSelectCallback, onCloseCallback, onHourShow, onMinuteShow;
diff --git a/jquery.transit/jquery.transit-0.1.d.ts b/jquery.transit/jquery.transit-0.1.d.ts
index 0ca62f755..8e8c4943c 100644
--- a/jquery.transit/jquery.transit-0.1.d.ts
+++ b/jquery.transit/jquery.transit-0.1.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Type definitions for jQuery.transit.js
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 // Transit //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/jquery.transit/jquery.transit-tests.ts b/jquery.transit/jquery.transit-tests.ts
index 9df0397d0..c20e5329a 100644
--- a/jquery.transit/jquery.transit-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery.transit/jquery.transit-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-///<reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+///<reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 ///<reference path="jquery.transit.d.ts" />
 
 
diff --git a/jquery.validation/jquery.validation-1.10.d.ts b/jquery.validation/jquery.validation-1.10.d.ts
index 612a2fdd9..6de8f99e7 100644
--- a/jquery.validation/jquery.validation-1.10.d.ts
+++ b/jquery.validation/jquery.validation-1.10.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface ValidationOptions {
     debug?: bool;
diff --git a/jquery.watermark/jquery.watermark-3.1.d.ts b/jquery.watermark/jquery.watermark-3.1.d.ts
index f5b1dce6c..a2e9be1af 100644
--- a/jquery.watermark/jquery.watermark-3.1.d.ts
+++ b/jquery.watermark/jquery.watermark-3.1.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface WatermarkOptions {
     className?: string; // Default class name for all watermarks
diff --git a/jquery.watermark/jquery.watermark-tests.ts b/jquery.watermark/jquery.watermark-tests.ts
index 5ce787598..234ad98cf 100644
--- a/jquery.watermark/jquery.watermark-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery.watermark/jquery.watermark-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 /// <reference path="jquery.watermark-3.1.d.ts"/>
 
 
diff --git a/jquerymobile/jquerymobile-1.2.d.ts b/jquerymobile/jquerymobile-1.2.d.ts
index 5ab7166d3..fac9d3bbb 100644
--- a/jquerymobile/jquerymobile-1.2.d.ts
+++ b/jquerymobile/jquerymobile-1.2.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface JQueryMobileEvent { (event: Event, ui): void; }
 
diff --git a/jqueryui/jqueryui-1.9.d.ts b/jqueryui/jqueryui-1.9.d.ts
index 869bf7b99..774e58f06 100644
--- a/jqueryui/jqueryui-1.9.d.ts
+++ b/jqueryui/jqueryui-1.9.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 
 // Accordion //////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/kolite/kolite-1.1.d.ts b/kolite/kolite-1.1.d.ts
index c879b7871..d36deffd4 100644
--- a/kolite/kolite-1.1.d.ts
+++ b/kolite/kolite-1.1.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../knockout/knockout-2.2.d.ts" />
 
 
diff --git a/kolite/kolite-tests.ts b/kolite/kolite-tests.ts
index 4e1418211..50bbe9438 100644
--- a/kolite/kolite-tests.ts
+++ b/kolite/kolite-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../knockout/knockout-2.2.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="kolite-1.1.d.ts" />
 
diff --git a/sammyjs/sammyjs-0.7.d.ts b/sammyjs/sammyjs-0.7.d.ts
index 2096cbb75..6d12f577f 100644
--- a/sammyjs/sammyjs-0.7.d.ts
+++ b/sammyjs/sammyjs-0.7.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 module Sammy {
     export function (): Sammy.Application;
diff --git a/select2/select2-3.2.d.ts b/select2/select2-3.2.d.ts
index a235769c8..5b2631713 100644
--- a/select2/select2-3.2.d.ts
+++ b/select2/select2-3.2.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts"/>
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts"/>
 
 interface Select2QueryOptions {
     term?: string;
diff --git a/select2/select2-tests.ts b/select2/select2-tests.ts
index 943027a5b..2f124924d 100644
--- a/select2/select2-tests.ts
+++ b/select2/select2-tests.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="select2-3.2.d.ts" />
 
 $("#e9").select2();
diff --git a/signalr/signalr-1.0.d.ts b/signalr/signalr-1.0.d.ts
index cdff3395a..b2962015e 100644
--- a/signalr/signalr-1.0.d.ts
+++ b/signalr/signalr-1.0.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
 
 
-/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.8.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery-1.9.d.ts" />
 
 interface HubMethod {
     (callback: (data: string) => void );