diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5ef9d8793c..b4bd50443a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
     "matrix-react-sdk": "0.7.2",
     "modernizr": "^3.1.0",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
-    "react": "^15.2.1",
+    "react": "^16.5.0",
     "react-dnd": "^2.1.4",
     "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^2.1.2",
-    "react-dom": "^15.2.1",
+    "react-dom": "^16.5.0",
     "react-gemini-scrollbar": "matrix-org/react-gemini-scrollbar#5e97aef",
-    "sanitize-html": "^1.11.1",
+    "sanitize-html": "^2.0.0",
     "ua-parser-js": "^0.7.10",
     "url": "^0.11.0"
   },