diff --git a/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json b/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json
index 3dda814d10..4df6a19c88 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.2",
-    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
+    "rxjs": "5.0.0-rc.4",
     "jpm": "1.1.4",
     "firefox-profile": "0.4.0",
     "selenium-webdriver": "^2.53.3"
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/package.json b/modules/@angular/core/package.json
index 4e6aedd213..926cf774da 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/package.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
+    "rxjs": "5.0.0-rc.4",
     "zone.js": "^0.6.21"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/http/package.json b/modules/@angular/http/package.json
index 4f0c455493..8469fc1e35 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/http/package.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/http/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "author": "angular",
   "license": "MIT",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
+    "rxjs": "5.0.0-rc.4",
     "@angular/core": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
     "@angular/platform-browser": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER"
   },
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/package.json b/modules/@angular/router/package.json
index c45a5ffa0c..27512f156e 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/package.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
     "@angular/core": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
     "@angular/common": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
     "@angular/platform-browser": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
-    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12"
+    "rxjs": "5.0.0-rc.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/modules/rollup-test/package.json b/modules/rollup-test/package.json
index 20d0f50d2b..9c85f88073 100644
--- a/modules/rollup-test/package.json
+++ b/modules/rollup-test/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     "rollup-plugin-typescript": "^0.7.3",
     "rollup-plugin-uglify": "^0.3.1",
-    "rxjs-es": "^5.0.0-beta.12",
+    "rxjs-es": "^5.0.0-rc.4",
     "typescript": "^1.9.0-dev.20160423",
     "uglify-js": "^2.6.2"
   },
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
index f71fcf56d0..0ec5f137f6 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
@@ -3872,7 +3872,7 @@
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     },
     "rxjs": {
-      "version": "5.0.0-beta.12"
+      "version": "5.0.0-rc.4"
     },
     "sauce-connect-launcher": {
       "version": "0.13.0",
@@ -4122,7 +4122,7 @@
       "version": "2.0.0"
     },
     "symbol-observable": {
-      "version": "1.0.2"
+      "version": "1.0.4"
     },
     "systemjs": {
       "version": "0.18.10"
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 1ac0865abf..edc3fad5d7 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -6174,9 +6174,9 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup-pluginutils/-/rollup-pluginutils-1.5.2.tgz"
     },
     "rxjs": {
-      "version": "5.0.0-beta.12",
-      "from": "rxjs@5.0.0-beta.12",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rxjs/-/rxjs-5.0.0-beta.12.tgz"
+      "version": "5.0.0-rc.4",
+      "from": "rxjs@5.0.0-rc.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rxjs/-/rxjs-5.0.0-rc.4.tgz"
     },
     "sauce-connect-launcher": {
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@@ -6572,9 +6572,9 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-2.0.0.tgz"
     },
     "symbol-observable": {
-      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "version": "1.0.4",
       "from": "symbol-observable@>=1.0.1 <2.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/symbol-observable/-/symbol-observable-1.0.2.tgz"
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/symbol-observable/-/symbol-observable-1.0.4.tgz"
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     "systemjs": {
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 641ee10cdc..3f7b869f79 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.3",
-    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
+    "rxjs": "5.0.0-rc.4",
     "zone.js": "^0.6.25"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/ci-lite/offline_compiler_test.sh b/scripts/ci-lite/offline_compiler_test.sh
index 3ae0414de7..d2698efbd9 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-lite/offline_compiler_test.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-lite/offline_compiler_test.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PKGS=(
   reflect-metadata@0.1.8
   typescript@2.0.2
   zone.js@0.6.25
-  rxjs@5.0.0-beta.12
+  rxjs@5.0.0-rc.4
   @types/{node@6.0.38,jasmine@2.2.33}
   jasmine@2.4.1
   webpack@2.1.0-beta.21