diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8992e40c38..e23cb64874a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         "katex": "^0.16.0",
         "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
         "matrix-react-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk#develop",
-        "matrix-widget-api": "^1.3.1",
+        "matrix-widget-api": "^1.5.0",
         "react": "17.0.2",
         "react-dom": "17.0.2",
         "ua-parser-js": "^1.0.0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 68af5391f97..5b5f2ef24fa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8524,6 +8524,14 @@ matrix-widget-api@^1.3.1, matrix-widget-api@^1.4.0:
     "@types/events" "^3.0.0"
     events "^3.2.0"
 
+matrix-widget-api@^1.5.0:
+  version "1.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-1.5.0.tgz#4ae3e46a7f2854f944ddaf8a5af63d72fba76c45"
+  integrity sha512-hKGfqQKK5qVMwW0Sp8l2TiuW8UuHafTvUZNSWBPghedB/rSFbVLlr0mufuEV0iq/pQ7ChW96q/WEC6Llie4SnA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/events" "^3.0.0"
+    events "^3.2.0"
+
 md5.js@^1.3.4:
   version "1.3.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/md5.js/-/md5.js-1.3.5.tgz#b5d07b8e3216e3e27cd728d72f70d1e6a342005f"