diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json b/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json
index c5c46e6600..3dda814d10 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "@angular/benchpress",
-  "version": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "Benchpress - a framework for e2e performance tests",
   "main": "index.js",
   "typings": "index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular/core": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
+    "@angular/core": "^2.0.0-rc.7",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.2",
-    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12"
-  },
-  "optionalDependencies": {
+    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
     "jpm": "1.1.4",
     "firefox-profile": "0.4.0",
     "selenium-webdriver": "^2.53.3"
diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/publish.sh b/modules/@angular/benchpress/publish.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..be33c0034f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
+
+cd $(dirname $0)/../../..
+ROOTDIR=$(pwd)
+SRCDIR=${ROOTDIR}/modules/@angular/benchpress
+DESTDIR=${ROOTDIR}/dist/packages-dist/benchpress
+
+rm -fr ${DESTDIR}
+
+echo "====== BUILDING... ====="
+./build.sh --packages=core,benchpress --bundle=false
+
+echo "====== PUBLISHING: ${DESTDIR} ====="
+npm publish ${DESTDIR} --access public