diff --git a/demos/selectmenu/custom_render.html b/demos/selectmenu/custom_render.html
index c4fd2cd3b..225be6750 100644
--- a/demos/selectmenu/custom_render.html
+++ b/demos/selectmenu/custom_render.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<meta charset="utf-8">
 	<title>jQuery UI Selectmenu - Default functionality</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css">
-	<script src="../../jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../jquery-1.9.0.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.position.js"></script>
diff --git a/demos/selectmenu/default.html b/demos/selectmenu/default.html
index 20a2c6bc8..6fbd80e80 100644
--- a/demos/selectmenu/default.html
+++ b/demos/selectmenu/default.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<meta charset="utf-8">
 	<title>jQuery UI Selectmenu - Default functionality</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css">
-	<script src="../../jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../jquery-1.9.0.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.position.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/visual/selectmenu/compatibility.html b/tests/visual/selectmenu/compatibility.html
index 6210aa293..94d7549f2 100644
--- a/tests/visual/selectmenu/compatibility.html
+++ b/tests/visual/selectmenu/compatibility.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<meta charset="utf-8">
 	<title>jQuery UI Selectmenu - Compatibility with other widgets</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css">
-	<script src="../../jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../jquery-1.9.0.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.position.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/visual/selectmenu/disabled_empty.html b/tests/visual/selectmenu/disabled_empty.html
index e7a9e9fb2..6a484ff3c 100644
--- a/tests/visual/selectmenu/disabled_empty.html
+++ b/tests/visual/selectmenu/disabled_empty.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<meta charset="utf-8">
 	<title>jQuery UI Selectmenu - Disabled & empty elements functionality</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css">
-	<script src="../../jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../jquery-1.9.0.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.position.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/visual/selectmenu/events_methods.html b/tests/visual/selectmenu/events_methods.html
index 2829337b4..aab2a5242 100644
--- a/tests/visual/selectmenu/events_methods.html
+++ b/tests/visual/selectmenu/events_methods.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<meta charset="utf-8">
 	<title>jQuery UI Selectmenu - Events & methods functionality</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css">
-	<script src="../../jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../jquery-1.9.0.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../ui/jquery.ui.position.js"></script>