diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 35ce392..15aeead 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ var isBrowser = (typeof window !== 'undefined');
 var Packery = isBrowser ? window.Packery || require('packery') : null;
 var imagesloaded = isBrowser ? require('imagesloaded') : null;
 var refName = 'packeryContainer';
+var PropTypes = require('prop-types');
+var CreateReactClass = require('create-react-class');
 
 function PackeryComponent(React) {
-    return React.createClass({
+    return CreateReactClass({
         packery: false,
 
         domChildren: [],
@@ -12,8 +14,8 @@ function PackeryComponent(React) {
         displayName: 'PackeryComponent',
 
         propTypes: {
-            disableImagesLoaded: React.PropTypes.bool,
-            options: React.PropTypes.object
+            disableImagesLoaded: PropTypes.bool,
+            options: PropTypes.object
         },
 
         getDefaultProps: function() {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d6b19c..4ce4c8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
   "main": "./lib/index",
   "description": "A Packery component for React.js",
   "dependencies": {
+    "create-react-class": "^15.6.2",
+    "imagesloaded": "eiriklv/imagesloaded",
     "packery": "eiriklv/packery",
-    "imagesloaded": "eiriklv/imagesloaded"
+    "prop-types": "^15.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {