diff --git a/lib/utilities/pristine.js b/lib/utilities/pristine.js
index 160c66a..b543ad0 100644
--- a/lib/utilities/pristine.js
+++ b/lib/utilities/pristine.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function installPristineApp(appName, options) {
     hasBowerComponents,
     skipNpm,
     emberVersion: options.emberVersion || 'canary',
-    emberDataVersion: options.emberDataVersion || 'emberjs/data#v3.8.0'
+    emberDataVersion: options.emberDataVersion || '^3.8.0'
   };
 
   promise = promise