diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aeb162878..ef2f870d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "linkifyjs": "4.1.3",
     "matrix-encrypt-attachment": "1.0.3",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "34.1.0",
-    "matrix-widget-api": "1.7.0",
+    "matrix-widget-api": "1.8.2",
     "md5": "2.3.0",
     "moment-timezone": "0.5.45",
     "native-node-dns": "0.7.6",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b200a9973..e6bb2508a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4920,10 +4920,10 @@ matrix-js-sdk@34.1.0:
     unhomoglyph "^1.0.6"
     uuid "10"
 
-matrix-widget-api@1.7.0, matrix-widget-api@^1.6.0:
-  version "1.7.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-1.7.0.tgz#ae3b44380f11bb03519d0bf0373dfc3341634667"
-  integrity sha512-dzSnA5Va6CeIkyWs89xZty/uv38HLyfjOrHGbbEikCa2ZV0HTkUNtrBMKlrn4CRYyDJ6yoO/3ssRwiR0jJvOkQ==
+matrix-widget-api@1.8.2, matrix-widget-api@^1.6.0:
+  version "1.8.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-1.8.2.tgz#28d344502a85593740f560b0f8120e474a054505"
+  integrity sha512-kdmks3CvFNPIYN669Y4rO13KrazDvX8KHC7i6jOzJs8uZ8s54FNkuRVVyiQHeVCSZG5ixUqW9UuCj9lf03qxTQ==
   dependencies:
     "@types/events" "^3.0.0"
     events "^3.2.0"