diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e6d3e0cb6..167102316a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         "classnames": "^2.2.6",
         "commonmark": "^0.30.0",
         "counterpart": "^0.18.6",
-        "diff-dom": "^4.2.2",
+        "diff-dom": "^5.0.0",
         "diff-match-patch": "^1.0.5",
         "emojibase-regex": "15.3.0",
         "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
diff --git a/test/utils/__snapshots__/MessageDiffUtils-test.tsx.snap b/test/utils/__snapshots__/MessageDiffUtils-test.tsx.snap
index 655fc8a807..8a03710e19 100644
--- a/test/utils/__snapshots__/MessageDiffUtils-test.tsx.snap
+++ b/test/utils/__snapshots__/MessageDiffUtils-test.tsx.snap
@@ -347,19 +347,21 @@ exports[`editBodyDiffToHtml renders element replacements 1`] = `
     dir="auto"
   >
     hi 
-    <span
-      class="mx_EditHistoryMessage_deletion"
-    >
-      <i>
-        there
-      </i>
-    </span>
-    <span
-      class="mx_EditHistoryMessage_insertion"
-    >
-      <em>
-        there
-      </em>
+    <span>
+      <span
+        class="mx_EditHistoryMessage_deletion"
+      >
+        <i>
+          there
+        </i>
+      </span>
+      <span
+        class="mx_EditHistoryMessage_insertion"
+      >
+        <em>
+          there
+        </em>
+      </span>
     </span>
   </span>
 </div>
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index beab98a517..8039a860c4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4851,10 +4851,10 @@ detect-node-es@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-node-es/-/detect-node-es-1.1.0.tgz#163acdf643330caa0b4cd7c21e7ee7755d6fa493"
   integrity sha512-ypdmJU/TbBby2Dxibuv7ZLW3Bs1QEmM7nHjEANfohJLvE0XVujisn1qPJcZxg+qDucsr+bP6fLD1rPS3AhJ7EQ==
 
-diff-dom@^4.2.2:
-  version "4.2.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff-dom/-/diff-dom-4.2.8.tgz#4280b28c4dc1da951c40ee6969d895f782b8edbc"
-  integrity sha512-OIL+sf1bFBQ/Z1gjo3xlHyDViVaRiDVMOM5jTM30aFATu3tLlNloeixKCg7p7nFyTjI1eQmdlVu1admV/BwVJw==
+diff-dom@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff-dom/-/diff-dom-5.1.2.tgz#951627784bc45e32999f0c97cd42e4cf8c35791f"
+  integrity sha512-ayOX+pBYzyLdt7iXFd+8jvWzhrcWk+9gQqYk7Zz8/0hpIsqSbtk6MNbtds+Ox6B8ONsdtIcfPmk3NXPdgb3+xQ==
 
 diff-match-patch@^1.0.5:
   version "1.0.5"