diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 421c224..9ad17ab 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "metron",
-  "version": "2.8.2",
+  "version": "2.8.3",
   "description": "A lightweight library and front-end framework utilizing data attributes",
   "main": "dist/gen/metron.js",
   "authors": [
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e41cf55..23722de 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "metronical.metron",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.8.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-OfWGQTb9vnwRjwtA2QwpG2ICclHC3pgXZO5xt8H2EfgDquO0qVdSb5T88L4qJVAEugbS56pAuV4XZM58UX8ulw=="
     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "2.4.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-+DlfhdRZJ2BnyYiqQYN6j4KHCEQ="
+      "version": "2.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ao/f6d/4EPLq0YwzsQz8iXflezpTkQzqAyenTiw4kCUGr1uPiFLC3+fZ+gMZz6eeI/qdRUqvC+HxIJzUAzEFdg=="
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07b2729..191ad84 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "metronical.metron",
-  "version": "2.8.2",
+  "version": "2.8.3",
   "description": "A lightweight library and front-end framework utilizing data attributes",
   "main": "dist/gen/metron.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/metronical/metron",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "awesomplete": "^1.1.1",
     "milligram": "^1.3.0",
     "rsvp": "^3.6.2",
-    "typescript": "^2.4.2"
+    "typescript": "^2.8.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "tsc -p ."
diff --git a/src/metron.templates.ts b/src/metron.templates.ts
index 53ce2ad..2a7d864 100644
--- a/src/metron.templates.ts
+++ b/src/metron.templates.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace metron {
                 });
             }
             export function merge(template: string): void {
-                function _copyAttributes(src: Node, elemName: string) {
+                function _copyAttributes(src: Element, elemName: string) {
                     for (let i = 0; i < src.attributes.length; i++) {
                         document.documentElement.querySelector(elemName).attribute(src.attributes[i].name, src.attributes[i].value);
                     }