diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffed3f477b5..818589fc389 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
     "node": ">= 5.4.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular/animations": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/common": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/compiler": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/core": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/forms": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/http": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/platform-browser": "~4.4.3",
+    "@angular/animations": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/common": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/compiler": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/core": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/forms": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/http": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "~4.4.4",
     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
     "rxjs": "^5.0.1",
     "systemjs": "0.19.43",
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
     "zone.js": "^0.8.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/platform-server": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/router": "~4.4.3",
-    "@angular/tsc-wrapped": "~4.4.3",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/platform-server": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/router": "~4.4.4",
+    "@angular/tsc-wrapped": "~4.4.4",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^1.1.1",
     "@types/chalk": "^0.4.31",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.html b/src/lib/select/select.html
index 545f7acd623..eb42a39aa6d 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.html
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       TODO(mmalerba):   is currently broken in components with preserveWhitespace: false, so we
       evaluate it as a JS string binding instead. Change back to   once it works again.
     -->
-    <ng-container *ngIf="empty">{{'\u00A0'}}</ng-container>
+    <ng-container *ngIf="empty">&nbsp;</ng-container>
     <span class="mat-select-value-text" *ngIf="!empty" [ngSwitch]="!!customTrigger">
       <span *ngSwitchDefault>{{ triggerValue }}</span>
       <ng-content select="mat-select-trigger" *ngSwitchCase="true"></ng-content>
diff --git a/src/material-moment-adapter/tsconfig.json b/src/material-moment-adapter/tsconfig.json
index f7f702c1c80..a2e08e4cabd 100644
--- a/src/material-moment-adapter/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/material-moment-adapter/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 {
   "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
+    // Needed for Moment.js since it doesn't have a default export.
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "rootDir": "..",
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "paths": {
diff --git a/tools/dashboard/package.json b/tools/dashboard/package.json
index 008835a36a6..cd3866c3c13 100644
--- a/tools/dashboard/package.json
+++ b/tools/dashboard/package.json
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular/animations": "^4.4.3",
+    "@angular/animations": "^4.4.4",
     "@angular/cdk": "github:angular/cdk-builds",
-    "@angular/common": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/compiler": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/core": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/forms": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/http": "^4.4.3",
+    "@angular/common": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/compiler": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/core": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/forms": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/http": "^4.4.4",
     "@angular/material": "github:angular/material2-builds",
-    "@angular/platform-browser": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/router": "^4.4.3",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/router": "^4.4.4",
     "@swimlane/ngx-charts": "^6.0.0",
     "angularfire2": "^4.0.0-rc.1",
     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@angular/cli": "^1.2.0",
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/language-service": "^4.4.3",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/language-service": "^4.4.4",
     "@types/jasmine": "2.5.45",
     "@types/node": "~6.0.60",
     "ts-node": "~3.0.4",
diff --git a/tools/screenshot-test/package.json b/tools/screenshot-test/package.json
index 056395a1c5d..a73f30f0f51 100644
--- a/tools/screenshot-test/package.json
+++ b/tools/screenshot-test/package.json
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "^4.0.2",
     "@angular/cdk": "angular/cdk-builds",
-    "@angular/common": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/compiler": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/core": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/forms": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/http": "^4.4.3",
+    "@angular/common": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/compiler": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/core": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/forms": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/http": "^4.4.4",
     "@angular/material": "angular/material2-builds",
-    "@angular/platform-browser": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^4.4.3",
-    "@angular/router": "^4.4.3",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^4.4.4",
+    "@angular/router": "^4.4.4",
     "core-js": "^2.4.1",
     "firebase": "^3.7.6",
     "rxjs": "^5.0.1",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@angular/cli": "^1.0.0",
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.4.3",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.4.4",
     "@types/node": "^6.0.42",
     "ts-node": "1.2.1",
     "typescript": "~2.2.1"
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 8bf992e61bb..aad8f82e930 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "./dist/packages/all",
-    // Needed for Moment.js since it doesn't have a default export.
-    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
     "experimentalDecorators": true,
     "module": "es2015",
     "moduleResolution": "node",