diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index afa06743..63ae4001 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6660,9 +6660,9 @@ matrix-events-sdk@0.0.1:
     uuid "10"
 
 matrix-widget-api@^1.3.1, 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==
+  version "1.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-1.8.1.tgz#90fe4814956a27d6c6cff55c2aa67da516722eb1"
+  integrity sha512-oISJ9rmkfxNonrrWKUB2HCwj0i+J0b7zNGqwNudOjXj9Jsv7r8UWqowE7AEWyAsPp4IwW/hEvNeLbNo2wUsXwg==
   dependencies:
     "@types/events" "^3.0.0"
     events "^3.2.0"