diff --git a/apm/package.json b/apm/package.json
index ab1c265f3..ffbf9e421 100644
--- a/apm/package.json
+++ b/apm/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/atom/atom.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "atom-package-manager": "0.97.0"
+    "atom-package-manager": "0.98.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88d2926f9..c5fad5905 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       "url": "http://github.com/atom/atom/raw/master/LICENSE.md"
     }
   ],
-  "atomShellVersion": "0.16.2",
+  "atomShellVersion": "0.17.1",
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "0.2.6",
     "atom-keymap": "^2.2.0",
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index c8e395720..bca8716ce 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class AtomWindow
       title: 'Atom'
       icon: @constructor.iconPath
       'web-preferences':
+        'direct-write': false
         'subpixel-font-scaling': false
     global.atomApplication.addWindow(this)