diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 620f854be4..a015728256 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "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.7",
+    "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.8",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "pako": "^1.0.11",
     "parse5": "^5.1.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a7b12ad8da..3c163b7c2f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6532,10 +6532,10 @@ 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.7:
-  version "0.1.0-beta.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.7.tgz#36f7ed968fe526b25f95bd643b9ff6e53f718083"
-  integrity sha512-aUyOoCgLs6+6Wxug19npJVMwZl7WCgj2EmXs0mw24bz5zOp5coRyuRvwA1gX0Rqh+AuW4vNcjC+iwwJxuvOQvg==
+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"