diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b83ffbbb32..1d12eb2d72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "katex": "^0.12.0",
     "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.16",
+    "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.17",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "17.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 929e76e8d8..87df73c929 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7948,10 +7948,10 @@ matrix-react-test-utils@^0.2.3:
     "@babel/traverse" "^7.13.17"
     walk "^2.3.14"
 
-matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.16:
-  version "0.1.0-beta.16"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.16.tgz#32655f05cab48239b97fe4111a1d0858f2aad61a"
-  integrity sha512-9zqaNLaM14YDHfFb7WGSUOivGOjYw+w5Su84ZfOl6A4IUy1xT9QPp0nsSA8wNfz0LpxOIPn3nuoF8Tn/40F5tg==
+matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.16, matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.17:
+  version "0.1.0-beta.17"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.17.tgz#392be2bf42990e8f7e16aeadf2546f18681af49b"
+  integrity sha512-hyaDLQNvGvV67Ss23vI69y/ZwVMVz2160LJ2nYyhO0C4mk9zTl0Rbe9jNQ9B453V8MadHLiUUdjzoe++WW+6jA==
   dependencies:
     "@types/events" "^3.0.0"
     events "^3.2.0"