diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 789170a69f6e..8113188b9d8d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "stylelint": "gulp lint",
     "e2e": "gulp e2e",
     "deploy": "gulp deploy:devapp",
+    "webdriver-manager": "webdriver-manager",
     "docs": "gulp docs",
     "api": "gulp api-docs",
     "breaking-changes": "gulp breaking-changes"
diff --git a/packages.bzl b/packages.bzl
index f468b38d623e..befb5e66790f 100644
--- a/packages.bzl
+++ b/packages.bzl
@@ -72,15 +72,11 @@ MATERIAL_PACKAGES = [
 MATERIAL_TARGETS = ["//src/lib:material"] + ["//src/lib/%s" % p for p in MATERIAL_PACKAGES]
 
 # Each individual package uses a placeholder for the version of Angular to ensure they're
-# all in-sync.
-ANGULAR_PACKAGE_VERSION = ">=6.0.0 <7.0.0"
-
-# This map is passed to each ng_package rule to stamp out the appropriate
+# all in-sync. This map is passed to each ng_package rule to stamp out the appropriate
 # version for the placeholders.
+ANGULAR_PACKAGE_VERSION = ">=6.0.0-beta.0 <7.0.0"
 VERSION_PLACEHOLDER_REPLACEMENTS = {
   "0.0.0-NG": ANGULAR_PACKAGE_VERSION,
-  # Note that the "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" for the project version is automatically being replaced.
-  # https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs/blob/master/internal/npm_package/npm_package.bzl#L94
 }
 
 # Base rollup globals for everything in the repo.
diff --git a/tools/bazel-stamp-vars.sh b/tools/bazel-stamp-vars.sh
index 421d5cac72de..a58a9f4b989b 100755
--- a/tools/bazel-stamp-vars.sh
+++ b/tools/bazel-stamp-vars.sh
@@ -11,19 +11,6 @@ function onError {
   echo ""
 }
 
-# Function that throws an error if the Bazel Angular version does not match the
-# required Angular version in the project package.json file.
-function checkBazelAngularVersion {
-  requiredAngularVersion=$(node -p 'require("./package.json").requiredAngularVersion')
-  bazelAngularVersion=$(sed -nr 's/ANGULAR_PACKAGE_VERSION = "(.*)"/\1/p' ./packages.bzl)
-
-  if [[ "${requiredAngularVersion}" != "${bazelAngularVersion}" ]]; then
-    echo "ERROR: The required Angular version that has been specified in the 'package.json' file " \
-         "does not match the given Angular version in the //:packages.bzl file."
-    exit 1
-  fi
-}
-
 # Setup crash trap
 trap 'onError' ERR
 
@@ -36,9 +23,6 @@ if [[ "$(git tag)" == "" ]]; then
   echo ""
 fi
 
-# Check the Bazel Angular version to be in sync with the angular version in the package.json
-checkBazelAngularVersion
-
 # Gets a human-readable name for HEAD, e.g. "6.0.0-rc.0-15-g846ddfa"
 git_version_raw=$(git describe --abbrev=7 --tags HEAD)