diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 707dd61..a7f6bd9 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ System.config({
     "aurelia-templating-binding": "github:aurelia/templating-binding@0.14.0",
     "aurelia-templating-resources": "github:aurelia/templating-resources@0.14.0",
     "aurelia-templating-router": "github:aurelia/templating-router@0.15.0",
-    "aurelia/templating": "github:aurelia/templating@0.14.4",
-    "aurelia/templating-resources": "github:aurelia/templating-resources@0.14.0",
-    "aurelia/templating-router": "github:aurelia/templating-router@0.15.0",
     "babel": "npm:babel-core@5.8.22",
     "babel-runtime": "npm:babel-runtime@5.8.20",
     "core-js": "npm:core-js@1.1.0",
diff --git a/dist/amd/autocomplete-widget.html b/dist/amd/autocomplete-widget.html
index c93c48f..1e13148 100644
--- a/dist/amd/autocomplete-widget.html
+++ b/dist/amd/autocomplete-widget.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="form-group">
 		<label class="control-label">${title}</label>
-		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" />
+		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" placeholder.bind="placeholder"/>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/dist/amd/autocomplete-widget.js b/dist/amd/autocomplete-widget.js
index 545f222..df7f34f 100644
--- a/dist/amd/autocomplete-widget.js
+++ b/dist/amd/autocomplete-widget.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ define(['exports', 'aurelia-framework', 'jquery', 'devbridge/jQuery-Autocomplete
     }]);
 
     var _AutoCompleteWidget = AutoCompleteWidget;
+    AutoCompleteWidget = (0, _aureliaFramework.bindable)('placeholder')(AutoCompleteWidget) || AutoCompleteWidget;
     AutoCompleteWidget = (0, _aureliaFramework.bindable)('title')(AutoCompleteWidget) || AutoCompleteWidget;
     AutoCompleteWidget = (0, _aureliaFramework.bindable)({
       name: 'displayedText',
diff --git a/dist/amd/index.js b/dist/amd/index.js
index 95bbd91..d174bb7 100644
--- a/dist/amd/index.js
+++ b/dist/amd/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ define(['exports'], function (exports) {
 	exports.configure = configure;
 
 	function configure(aurelia) {
-		aurelia.globalResources('./lookup-widget');
-		aurelia.globalResources('./autocomplete-widget');
+		aurelia.globalResources(['lookup-widget', 'autocomplete-widget']);
 	}
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/autocomplete-widget.html b/dist/commonjs/autocomplete-widget.html
index c93c48f..1e13148 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/autocomplete-widget.html
+++ b/dist/commonjs/autocomplete-widget.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="form-group">
 		<label class="control-label">${title}</label>
-		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" />
+		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" placeholder.bind="placeholder"/>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/autocomplete-widget.js b/dist/commonjs/autocomplete-widget.js
index 1524e67..556dd01 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/autocomplete-widget.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/autocomplete-widget.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ var AutoCompleteWidget = (function () {
   }]);
 
   var _AutoCompleteWidget = AutoCompleteWidget;
+  AutoCompleteWidget = (0, _aureliaFramework.bindable)('placeholder')(AutoCompleteWidget) || AutoCompleteWidget;
   AutoCompleteWidget = (0, _aureliaFramework.bindable)('title')(AutoCompleteWidget) || AutoCompleteWidget;
   AutoCompleteWidget = (0, _aureliaFramework.bindable)({
     name: 'displayedText',
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/index.js b/dist/commonjs/index.js
index 634e6b5..81adc21 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/index.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', {
 exports.configure = configure;
 
 function configure(aurelia) {
-	aurelia.globalResources('./lookup-widget');
-	aurelia.globalResources('./autocomplete-widget');
+	aurelia.globalResources(['lookup-widget', 'autocomplete-widget']);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/es6/autocomplete-widget.html b/dist/es6/autocomplete-widget.html
index c93c48f..1e13148 100644
--- a/dist/es6/autocomplete-widget.html
+++ b/dist/es6/autocomplete-widget.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="form-group">
 		<label class="control-label">${title}</label>
-		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" />
+		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" placeholder.bind="placeholder"/>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/dist/es6/autocomplete-widget.js b/dist/es6/autocomplete-widget.js
index 8351aed..8dded3e 100644
--- a/dist/es6/autocomplete-widget.js
+++ b/dist/es6/autocomplete-widget.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import autocomplete from 'devbridge/jQuery-Autocomplete';
   defaultBindingMode: bindingMode.twoWay
 })
 @bindable('title')
+@bindable('placeholder')
 export class AutoCompleteWidget {
   constructor(element) {
     this.element = element;
diff --git a/dist/es6/index.js b/dist/es6/index.js
index aa3dbb0..0578bc1 100644
--- a/dist/es6/index.js
+++ b/dist/es6/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 export function configure(aurelia) {
-	aurelia.globalResources('./lookup-widget');
-	aurelia.globalResources('./autocomplete-widget');
+	aurelia.globalResources(['lookup-widget','autocomplete-widget']);
 }
diff --git a/dist/system/autocomplete-widget.html b/dist/system/autocomplete-widget.html
index c93c48f..1e13148 100644
--- a/dist/system/autocomplete-widget.html
+++ b/dist/system/autocomplete-widget.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="form-group">
 		<label class="control-label">${title}</label>
-		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" />
+		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" placeholder.bind="placeholder"/>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/dist/system/autocomplete-widget.js b/dist/system/autocomplete-widget.js
index 6725a47..f25d19c 100644
--- a/dist/system/autocomplete-widget.js
+++ b/dist/system/autocomplete-widget.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ System.register(['aurelia-framework', 'jquery', 'devbridge/jQuery-Autocomplete']
         }]);
 
         var _AutoCompleteWidget = AutoCompleteWidget;
+        AutoCompleteWidget = bindable('placeholder')(AutoCompleteWidget) || AutoCompleteWidget;
         AutoCompleteWidget = bindable('title')(AutoCompleteWidget) || AutoCompleteWidget;
         AutoCompleteWidget = bindable({
           name: 'displayedText',
diff --git a/dist/system/index.js b/dist/system/index.js
index 248e731..03e0708 100644
--- a/dist/system/index.js
+++ b/dist/system/index.js
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ System.register([], function (_export) {
 	_export('configure', configure);
 
 	function configure(aurelia) {
-		aurelia.globalResources('./lookup-widget');
-		aurelia.globalResources('./autocomplete-widget');
+		aurelia.globalResources(['lookup-widget', 'autocomplete-widget']);
 	}
 
 	return {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8e7bd0..b686068 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
       "aurelia-templating-binding": "github:aurelia/templating-binding@^0.14.0",
       "aurelia-templating-resources": "github:aurelia/templating-resources@^0.14.0",
       "aurelia-templating-router": "github:aurelia/templating-router@^0.15.0",
-      "aurelia/templating": "github:aurelia/templating@^0.14.4",
-      "aurelia/templating-resources": "github:aurelia/templating-resources@^0.14.0",
-      "aurelia/templating-router": "github:aurelia/templating-router@^0.15.0",
       "css": "github:systemjs/plugin-css@^0.1.6",
       "devbridge/jQuery-Autocomplete": "github:devbridge/jQuery-Autocomplete@^1.2.21",
       "jquery": "github:components/jquery@^2.1.3",
diff --git a/src/autocomplete-widget.html b/src/autocomplete-widget.html
index c93c48f..1e13148 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete-widget.html
+++ b/src/autocomplete-widget.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="form-group">
 		<label class="control-label">${title}</label>
-		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" />
+		<input class="form-control" type="text" value.bind="displayedText" placeholder.bind="placeholder"/>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/src/autocomplete-widget.js b/src/autocomplete-widget.js
index 8351aed..8dded3e 100644
--- a/src/autocomplete-widget.js
+++ b/src/autocomplete-widget.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import autocomplete from 'devbridge/jQuery-Autocomplete';
   defaultBindingMode: bindingMode.twoWay
 })
 @bindable('title')
+@bindable('placeholder')
 export class AutoCompleteWidget {
   constructor(element) {
     this.element = element;
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index aa3dbb0..0578bc1 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 export function configure(aurelia) {
-	aurelia.globalResources('./lookup-widget');
-	aurelia.globalResources('./autocomplete-widget');
+	aurelia.globalResources(['lookup-widget','autocomplete-widget']);
 }