diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10b146781c..8a06b3c582 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "jsrsasign": "^9.1.5",
     "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.2",
+    "matrix-widget-api": "^0.1.0-beta.5",
     "olm": "https://packages.matrix.org/npm/olm/olm-3.2.1.tgz",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.9.0",
diff --git a/src/vector/jitsi/index.ts b/src/vector/jitsi/index.ts
index e1521f4ee7..aa8cb6585c 100644
--- a/src/vector/jitsi/index.ts
+++ b/src/vector/jitsi/index.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ let meetApi: any; // JitsiMeetExternalAPI
             widgetApi.requestCapabilities(VideoConferenceCapabilities);
             readyPromise = Promise.all([
                 new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-                    widgetApi.once<CustomEvent<IWidgetApiRequest>>(`action:${ElementWidgetActions.ClientReady}`, ev => {
+                    widgetApi.once(`action:${ElementWidgetActions.ClientReady}`, ev => {
                         ev.preventDefault();
                         widgetApi.transport.reply(ev.detail, {});
                         resolve();
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ let meetApi: any; // JitsiMeetExternalAPI
 
             // TODO: register widgetApi listeners for PTT controls (https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/12795)
 
-            widgetApi.addEventListener(`action:${ElementWidgetActions.HangupCall}`,
+            widgetApi.on(`action:${ElementWidgetActions.HangupCall}`,
                 (ev: CustomEvent<IWidgetApiRequest>) => {
                     if (meetApi) meetApi.executeCommand('hangup');
                     widgetApi.transport.reply(ev.detail, {}); // ack
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4aeeb3d694..71d4365993 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4778,10 +4778,10 @@ eventemitter3@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-4.0.4.tgz#b5463ace635a083d018bdc7c917b4c5f10a85384"
   integrity sha512-rlaVLnVxtxvoyLsQQFBx53YmXHDxRIzzTLbdfxqi4yocpSjAxXwkU0cScM5JgSKMqEhrZpnvQ2D9gjylR0AimQ==
 
-events@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/events/-/events-3.1.0.tgz#84279af1b34cb75aa88bf5ff291f6d0bd9b31a59"
-  integrity sha512-Rv+u8MLHNOdMjTAFeT3nCjHn2aGlx435FP/sDHNaRhDEMwyI/aB22Kj2qIN8R0cw3z28psEQLYwxVKLsKrMgWg==
+events@^3.0.0, events@^3.2.0:
+  version "3.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/events/-/events-3.2.0.tgz#93b87c18f8efcd4202a461aec4dfc0556b639379"
+  integrity sha512-/46HWwbfCX2xTawVfkKLGxMifJYQBWMwY1mjywRtb4c9x8l5NP3KoJtnIOiL1hfdRkIuYhETxQlo62IF8tcnlg==
 
 eventsource@^1.0.7:
   version "1.0.7"
@@ -7980,15 +7980,12 @@ matrix-react-test-utils@^0.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-react-test-utils/-/matrix-react-test-utils-0.2.2.tgz#c87144d3b910c7edc544a6699d13c7c2bf02f853"
   integrity sha512-49+7gfV6smvBIVbeloql+37IeWMTD+fiywalwCqk8Dnz53zAFjKSltB3rmWHso1uecLtQEcPtCijfhzcLXAxTQ==
 
-matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.2:
-  version "0.1.0-beta.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.2.tgz#367da1ccd26b711f73fc5b6e02edf55ac2ea2692"
-  integrity sha512-q5g5RZN+RRjM4HmcJ+LYoQAYrB1wzyERmoQ+LvKbTV/+9Ov36Kp0QEP8CleSXEd5WLp6bkRlt60axDaY6pWGmg==
-
-matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.3:
-  version "0.1.0-beta.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.3.tgz#356965ca357172ee056e3fd86fd96879b059a114"
-  integrity sha512-j7nxdhLQfdU6snsdBA29KQR0DmT8/vl6otOvGqPCV0OCHpq1312cP79Eg4JzJKIFI3A76Qha3nYx6G9/aapwXg==
+matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.3, matrix-widget-api@^0.1.0-beta.5:
+  version "0.1.0-beta.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/matrix-widget-api/-/matrix-widget-api-0.1.0-beta.5.tgz#dd7f24a177aa590d812bd4e92e2c3ac225c5557e"
+  integrity sha512-J3GBJtVMFuEM/EWFylc0IlkPjdgmWxrkGYPaZ0LSmxp+OlNJxYfnWPR6F6HveW+Z8C1i0vq+BTueofSqKv2zDg==
+  dependencies:
+    events "^3.2.0"
 
 md5.js@^1.3.4:
   version "1.3.5"