diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07e555c65..b5b896b42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^9.1.5",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
     "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
-    "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.5",
+    "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.8",
     "olm": "https://packages.matrix.org/npm/olm/olm-3.2.1.tgz",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.9.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a19af5cbb..620a51874 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7922,7 +7922,7 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
 
 "matrix-react-sdk@github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop":
   version "3.8.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/46e01196f0f4e0f291716de669d5aaad6b270c7d"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/tar.gz/962b964c07a904dd974e4e8d94a49050b97cbe1f"
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.10.5"
     await-lock "^2.0.1"
@@ -7950,7 +7950,7 @@ matrix-mock-request@^1.2.3:
     linkifyjs "^2.1.9"
     lodash "^4.17.19"
     matrix-js-sdk "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop"
-    matrix-widget-api "^0.1.0-beta.5"
+    matrix-widget-api "^0.1.0-beta.8"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     pako "^1.0.11"
     parse5 "^5.1.1"
@@ -7980,10 +7980,10 @@ matrix-react-test-utils@^0.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-test-utils/-/matrix-react-test-utils-0.2.2.tgz#c87144d3b910c7edc544a6699d13c7c2bf02f853"
   integrity sha512-49+7gfV6smvBIVbeloql+37IeWMTD+fiywalwCqk8Dnz53zAFjKSltB3rmWHso1uecLtQEcPtCijfhzcLXAxTQ==
 
-matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.5:
-  version "0.1.0-beta.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.5.tgz#dd7f24a177aa590d812bd4e92e2c3ac225c5557e"
-  integrity sha512-J3GBJtVMFuEM/EWFylc0IlkPjdgmWxrkGYPaZ0LSmxp+OlNJxYfnWPR6F6HveW+Z8C1i0vq+BTueofSqKv2zDg==
+matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.8:
+  version "0.1.0-beta.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.8.tgz#17e85c03c46353373890b869b1fd46162bdb0026"
+  integrity sha512-sWqyWs0RQqny/BimZUOxUd9BTJBzQmJlJ1i3lsSh1JBygV+aK5xQsONL97fc4i6/nwQPK72uCVDF+HwTtkpAbQ==
   dependencies:
     events "^3.2.0"