diff --git a/aio/package.json b/aio/package.json
index 038b53e009..0233a7e07f 100644
--- a/aio/package.json
+++ b/aio/package.json
@@ -70,19 +70,19 @@
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular/animations": "6.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@angular/animations": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
     "@angular/cdk": "^5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@angular/common": "6.0.0-beta.8",
-    "@angular/compiler": "6.0.0-beta.8",
-    "@angular/core": "6.0.0-beta.8",
-    "@angular/elements": "6.0.0-beta.8",
-    "@angular/forms": "6.0.0-beta.8",
-    "@angular/http": "6.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@angular/common": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@angular/compiler": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@angular/core": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@angular/elements": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@angular/forms": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@angular/http": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
     "@angular/material": "^5.0.0-rc.1",
-    "@angular/platform-browser": "6.0.0-beta.8",
-    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "6.0.0-beta.8",
-    "@angular/platform-server": "6.0.0-beta.8",
-    "@angular/router": "6.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@angular/platform-server": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@angular/router": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
     "@angular/service-worker": "^1.0.0-beta.16",
     "@webcomponents/custom-elements": "^1.0.8",
     "classlist.js": "^1.1.20150312",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@angular/cli": "^1.7.3",
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "6.0.0-beta.8",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^6.0.0-rc.0",
     "@types/jasmine": "^2.5.52",
     "@types/jasminewd2": "^2.0.3",
     "@types/node": "~6.0.60",
diff --git a/aio/scripts/_payload-limits.json b/aio/scripts/_payload-limits.json
index 0c9506085c..c38258c045 100755
--- a/aio/scripts/_payload-limits.json
+++ b/aio/scripts/_payload-limits.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "inline": 1971,
-        "main": 481196,
+        "main": 774095,
         "polyfills": 40272,
         "prettify": 14888
       }
diff --git a/aio/yarn.lock b/aio/yarn.lock
index 1f2c3db72a..0d848d0b07 100644
--- a/aio/yarn.lock
+++ b/aio/yarn.lock
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
     "@ngtools/json-schema" "^1.1.0"
     rxjs "^5.5.6"
 
-"@angular/animations@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/animations/-/animations-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#beccf92015237b18ff53cfc4717185aa99d7149b"
+"@angular/animations@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/animations/-/animations-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#8e22f0075d4e78d9e7714b526cb50fa695f5859f"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
@@ -104,48 +104,48 @@
   optionalDependencies:
     node-sass "^4.7.2"
 
-"@angular/common@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/common/-/common-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#5698c9b687c51812993632bd379c38237d39036f"
+"@angular/common@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/common/-/common-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#7ff0ba47c0548b8cdfacde9288b4ba8fb26308ce"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
-"@angular/compiler-cli@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/compiler-cli/-/compiler-cli-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#827aec5bf902752eb1c0e21811359f52d890094b"
+"@angular/compiler-cli@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/compiler-cli/-/compiler-cli-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#92efa9a5bf5d2876c95f8078a4fb7821aabdf3ca"
   dependencies:
     chokidar "^1.4.2"
     minimist "^1.2.0"
     reflect-metadata "^0.1.2"
     tsickle "^0.27.2"
 
-"@angular/compiler@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/compiler/-/compiler-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#5c01b4c3455094f8a17162b7b4760db04afff437"
+"@angular/compiler@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/compiler/-/compiler-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#9c6a8b3d60f53f4a00426a3ea18a8edbf9d13ef1"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
-"@angular/core@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/core/-/core-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#333f94155990ddecd69e85236840e475b39e4151"
+"@angular/core@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/core/-/core-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#8cf9eb1f1fa43d58ee42ea0f399187deea0c0047"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
-"@angular/elements@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/elements/-/elements-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#54bc566520663819a5e87162bce47a2e9f0fdf0d"
+"@angular/elements@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/elements/-/elements-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#41e59a64c7aec87efae40517e9aae3e2f872429c"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
-"@angular/forms@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/forms/-/forms-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#9b5e121ca6cb9bd60f7f63bcc8883895ffcacf5a"
+"@angular/forms@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/forms/-/forms-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#eea3e715013c102d27c6acd66f3b6c58111a1bb9"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
-"@angular/http@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/http/-/http-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#ca26e48eda35c28b600b03bc41568e76b2ccbb01"
+"@angular/http@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/http/-/http-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#7dab369539cc9936326b10411b72fa7ce2a62c30"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
@@ -155,29 +155,29 @@
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.7.1"
 
-"@angular/platform-browser-dynamic@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/-/platform-browser-dynamic-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#c1a2f56c3a78944e360c61bb58bf088555821cce"
+"@angular/platform-browser-dynamic@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/-/platform-browser-dynamic-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#4d030bddf76f138a138f879550338adb31eedbc1"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
-"@angular/platform-browser@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/platform-browser/-/platform-browser-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#1968deb50930e2ad52e6b61fc87f8fc8c2d453f4"
+"@angular/platform-browser@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/platform-browser/-/platform-browser-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#9d7e434e4c50d63f35b75175841d1a566a7df052"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"
 
-"@angular/platform-server@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/platform-server/-/platform-server-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#014e4fcee676f8e739b0561dbc2254d64d214259"
+"@angular/platform-server@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/platform-server/-/platform-server-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#8519c66a13dcf88279d98a0f04b55eaa3339ace8"
   dependencies:
     domino "^2.0.1"
     tslib "^1.9.0"
     xhr2 "^0.1.4"
 
-"@angular/router@6.0.0-beta.8":
-  version "6.0.0-beta.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/router/-/router-6.0.0-beta.8.tgz#e6165c5ee05b9e48f4c3f8a01905fdd06aba5c44"
+"@angular/router@^6.0.0-rc.0":
+  version "6.0.0-rc.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@angular/router/-/router-6.0.0-rc.0.tgz#a2e39c6626713b3dbb3f45bb4547f971835784c6"
   dependencies:
     tslib "^1.9.0"