diff --git a/packages/app-api/package.json b/packages/app-api/package.json
index b1bad8cff5..cbd745ebce 100644
--- a/packages/app-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/app-api/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0",
-    "react-use": "^15.3.3",
+    "react-use": "^17.2.4",
     "zen-observable": "^0.8.15"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
     "@backstage/test-utils-core": "^0.1.1",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.5",
-    "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^3.3.0",
-    "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.0.7",
+    "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^3.4.2",
+    "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.1.8",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
-    "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
+    "@types/node": "^14.14.32",
     "@types/zen-observable": "^0.8.0",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
     "msw": "^0.21.3"
diff --git a/packages/plugin-api/package.json b/packages/plugin-api/package.json
index 51e4d7374d..1eb4f30c90 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-api/package.json
@@ -33,22 +33,23 @@
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.3",
     "@types/react": "^16.9",
     "@types/prop-types": "^15.7.3",
+    "history": "^5.0.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-router-dom": "6.0.0-beta.0",
-    "react-use": "^15.3.3",
+    "react-use": "^17.2.4",
     "zen-observable": "^0.8.15"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@backstage/cli": "^0.6.3",
-    "@backstage/test-utils": "^0.1.8",
+    "@backstage/cli": "^0.6.12",
+    "@backstage/test-utils": "^0.1.12",
     "@backstage/test-utils-core": "^0.1.1",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.10.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.5",
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^3.4.2",
-    "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.0.7",
+    "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.1.8",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.7",
-    "@types/node": "^12.0.0",
+    "@types/node": "^14.14.32",
     "@types/zen-observable": "^0.8.0",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
     "msw": "^0.21.3"