diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bf48bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "bitwise": true,
+  "curly": true,
+  "freeze": true,
+  "immed": true,
+  "newcap": true,
+  "trailing": true,
+  "loopfunc": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grunt/config/jshint.js b/grunt/config/jshint.js
index 0a549550..253c739d 100644
--- a/grunt/config/jshint.js
+++ b/grunt/config/jshint.js
@@ -5,13 +5,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js'
   ],
   options: {
-    /* While it's possible that we could be considering unwanted prototype methods, mostly
-     * we're doing this because the objects are being used as maps.
-     */
-    forin: false,
-
-    /* We're fine with functions defined inside loops (setTimeout functions, etc) */
-    loopfunc: true
+    jshintrc: '.jshintrc'
   },
   all: ['src/**/*.js']
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bdadbc52..8918dc04 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
   "version": "2.0.0-rc3",
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",
-    "grunt-contrib-jshint": "~0.2.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-concat": "~0.1.3",
-    "grunt-contrib-compass": "~0.1.3",
-    "grunt-contrib-compress": "~0.4.1",
-    "shelljs": "~0.1.2"
+    "grunt-contrib-jshint": "~0.7.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-concat": "~0.3.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-compass": "~0.6.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-compress": "~0.5.2",
+    "shelljs": "~0.1.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js b/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
index 31e953f5..4029a225 100644
--- a/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
+++ b/src/core/PrettyPrinter.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().pp = function(j$) {
 
   PrettyPrinter.prototype.iterateObject = function(obj, fn) {
     for (var property in obj) {
-      if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) continue;
-      if (property == '__Jasmine_been_here_before__') continue;
+      if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) { continue; }
+      if (property == '__Jasmine_been_here_before__') { continue; }
       fn(property, obj.__lookupGetter__ ? (!j$.util.isUndefined(obj.__lookupGetter__(property)) &&
           obj.__lookupGetter__(property) !== null) : false);
     }
diff --git a/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js b/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
index be4e3db2..64454f0c 100644
--- a/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
+++ b/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function() {
 
     for (var i = 0; i < dispatchedMethods.length; i++) {
       var method = dispatchedMethods[i];
-      this[method] = function(m) {
+      this[method] = (function(m) {
         return function() {
           dispatch(m, arguments);
         };
-      }(method);
+      }(method));
     }
 
     var reporters = [];
diff --git a/src/core/Spec.js b/src/core/Spec.js
index 450dc7b5..65ba928b 100644
--- a/src/core/Spec.js
+++ b/src/core/Spec.js
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     }
 
     var befores = this.beforeFns() || [],
-        afters = this.afterFns() || [],
-        thisOne = (this.fn.length) ? timeoutable(this.fn) : this.fn;
+      afters = this.afterFns() || [],
+      thisOne = (this.fn.length) ? timeoutable(this.fn) : this.fn;
     var allFns = befores.concat(thisOne).concat(afters);
 
     this.queueRunner({
@@ -78,18 +78,18 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     });
 
     function onException(e) {
-        if (Spec.isPendingSpecException(e)) {
-          self.pend();
-          return;
-        }
+      if (Spec.isPendingSpecException(e)) {
+        self.pend();
+        return;
+      }
 
-        self.addExpectationResult(false, {
-          matcherName: "",
-          passed: false,
-          expected: "",
-          actual: "",
-          error: e
-        });
+      self.addExpectationResult(false, {
+        matcherName: "",
+        passed: false,
+        expected: "",
+        actual: "",
+        error: e
+      });
     }
 
     function complete() {
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index d36326b3..998bbd61 100644
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$) {
   j$.createSpy = function(name, originalFn) {
 
     var spyStrategy = new j$.SpyStrategy({
-          name: name,
-          fn: originalFn,
-          getSpy: function() { return spy; }
-        }),
-        callTracker = new j$.CallTracker(),
-        spy = function() {
-          callTracker.track({
-            object: this,
-            args: Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments)
-          });
-          return spyStrategy.exec.apply(this, arguments);
-        };
+        name: name,
+        fn: originalFn,
+        getSpy: function() { return spy; }
+      }),
+      callTracker = new j$.CallTracker(),
+      spy = function() {
+        callTracker.track({
+          object: this,
+          args: Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments)
+        });
+        return spyStrategy.exec.apply(this, arguments);
+      };
 
     for (var prop in originalFn) {
       if (prop === 'and' || prop === 'calls') {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$) {
       return false;
     }
     return putativeSpy.and instanceof j$.SpyStrategy &&
-        putativeSpy.calls instanceof j$.CallTracker;
+      putativeSpy.calls instanceof j$.CallTracker;
   };
 
   j$.createSpyObj = function(baseName, methodNames) {
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
index a40f07d1..e5121fdd 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/matchersUtil.js
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().matchersUtil = function(j$) {
 
       if (expected.length > 0) {
         for (var i = 0; i < expected.length; i++) {
-          if (i > 0) message += ",";
+          if (i > 0) {
+            message += ",";
+          }
           message += " " + j$.pp(expected[i]);
         }
       }
@@ -85,11 +87,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().matchersUtil = function(j$) {
 
     // Identical objects are equal. `0 === -0`, but they aren't identical.
     // See the [Harmony `egal` proposal](http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:egal).
-    if (a === b) return a !== 0 || 1 / a == 1 / b;
+    if (a === b) { return a !== 0 || 1 / a == 1 / b; }
     // A strict comparison is necessary because `null == undefined`.
-    if (a === null || b === null) return a === b;
+    if (a === null || b === null) { return a === b; }
     var className = Object.prototype.toString.call(a);
-    if (className != Object.prototype.toString.call(b)) return false;
+    if (className != Object.prototype.toString.call(b)) { return false; }
     switch (className) {
       // Strings, numbers, dates, and booleans are compared by value.
       case '[object String]':
@@ -113,14 +115,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().matchersUtil = function(j$) {
           a.multiline == b.multiline &&
           a.ignoreCase == b.ignoreCase;
     }
-    if (typeof a != 'object' || typeof b != 'object') return false;
+    if (typeof a != 'object' || typeof b != 'object') { return false; }
     // Assume equality for cyclic structures. The algorithm for detecting cyclic
     // structures is adapted from ES 5.1 section 15.12.3, abstract operation `JO`.
     var length = aStack.length;
     while (length--) {
       // Linear search. Performance is inversely proportional to the number of
       // unique nested structures.
-      if (aStack[length] == a) return bStack[length] == b;
+      if (aStack[length] == a) { return bStack[length] == b; }
     }
     // Add the first object to the stack of traversed objects.
     aStack.push(a);
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().matchersUtil = function(j$) {
       if (result) {
         // Deep compare the contents, ignoring non-numeric properties.
         while (size--) {
-          if (!(result = eq(a[size], b[size], aStack, bStack, customTesters))) break;
+          if (!(result = eq(a[size], b[size], aStack, bStack, customTesters))) { break; }
         }
       }
     } else {
@@ -151,13 +153,13 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().matchersUtil = function(j$) {
           // Count the expected number of properties.
           size++;
           // Deep compare each member.
-          if (!(result = has(b, key) && eq(a[key], b[key], aStack, bStack, customTesters))) break;
+          if (!(result = has(b, key) && eq(a[key], b[key], aStack, bStack, customTesters))) { break; }
         }
       }
       // Ensure that both objects contain the same number of properties.
       if (result) {
         for (key in b) {
-          if (has(b, key) && !(size--)) break;
+          if (has(b, key) && !(size--)) { break; }
         }
         result = !size;
       }
diff --git a/src/core/util.js b/src/core/util.js
index 489ca730..5285b8d7 100644
--- a/src/core/util.js
+++ b/src/core/util.js
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().util = function() {
   var util = {};
 
   util.inherit = function(childClass, parentClass) {
-    var subclass = function() {
+    var Subclass = function() {
     };
-    subclass.prototype = parentClass.prototype;
-    childClass.prototype = new subclass();
+    Subclass.prototype = parentClass.prototype;
+    childClass.prototype = new Subclass();
   };
 
   util.htmlEscape = function(str) {
-    if (!str) return str;
+    if (!str) {
+      return str;
+    }
     return str.replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
       .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
       .replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
@@ -18,7 +20,9 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().util = function() {
 
   util.argsToArray = function(args) {
     var arrayOfArgs = [];
-    for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) arrayOfArgs.push(args[i]);
+    for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
+      arrayOfArgs.push(args[i]);
+    }
     return arrayOfArgs;
   };
 
diff --git a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
index 169f67f8..1d5439d4 100644
--- a/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
+++ b/src/html/HtmlReporter.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
 
   var noopTimer = {
-    start: function(){},
-    elapsed: function(){ return 0; }
+    start: function() {},
+    elapsed: function() { return 0; }
   };
 
   function HtmlReporter(options) {
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ jasmineRequire.HtmlReporter = function(j$) {
       symbols.appendChild(createDom("li", {
           className: result.status,
           id: "spec_" + result.id,
-          title: result.fullName}
+          title: result.fullName
+        }
       ));
 
       if (result.status == "failed") {