diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 686bcf1ae2..58ae0935ba 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
     "test-infra"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "jquery": ">= 1.9.1"
+    "jquery": "1.9.1 - 2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/grunt/configBridge.json b/grunt/configBridge.json
index 8ce4c3d9a3..0d93f4a66c 100644
--- a/grunt/configBridge.json
+++ b/grunt/configBridge.json
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
       "+function ($) {",
       "  'use strict';",
       "  var version = $.fn.jquery.split(' ')[0].split('.')",
-      "  if ((version[0] < 2 && version[1] < 9) || (version[0] == 1 && version[1] == 9 && version[2] < 1)) {",
-      "    throw new Error('Bootstrap\\'s JavaScript requires jQuery version 1.9.1 or higher')",
+      "  if ((version[0] < 2 && version[1] < 9) || (version[0] == 1 && version[1] == 9 && version[2] < 1) || (version[0] > 2)) {",
+      "    throw new Error('Bootstrap\\'s JavaScript requires jQuery version 1.9.1 or higher, but lower than version 3')",
       "  }",
       "}(jQuery);\n\n"
     ]