diff --git a/template/.babelrc b/template/.babelrc
index 6e0aaac99c..cd05be897b 100644
--- a/template/.babelrc
+++ b/template/.babelrc
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 {
   "presets": [
     ["env", {
-      "modules": false
+      "modules": false,
+      "targets": {
+        "browsers": ["> 1%", "last 2 versions", "not ie <= 8"]
+      }
     }],
     "stage-2"
   ],