diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b15b8d58..d95e1726 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/alinz/react-native-webview-bridge",
   "dependencies": {
+    "create-react-class": "^15.6.2",
     "invariant": "2.2.0",
-    "keymirror": "0.1.1"
+    "keymirror": "0.1.1",
+    "prop-types": "^15.6.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/webview-bridge/index.ios.js b/webview-bridge/index.ios.js
index b47dc338..f7b09e5e 100644
--- a/webview-bridge/index.ios.js
+++ b/webview-bridge/index.ios.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var ReactNative = require('react-native');
 var invariant = require('invariant');
 var keyMirror = require('keymirror');
 var resolveAssetSource = require('react-native/Libraries/Image/resolveAssetSource');
+var PropTypes = require('prop-types');
 
 var {
   ActivityIndicator,
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ var {
     WebViewBridgeManager
   }
 } = ReactNative;
-var { PropTypes } = React;
+
 
 var BGWASH = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.8)';
 var RCT_WEBVIEWBRIDGE_REF = 'webviewbridge';
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ var defaultRenderError = (errorDomain, errorCode, errorDesc) => (
 /**
  * Renders a native WebView.
  */
-var WebViewBridge = React.createClass({
+var createReactClass = require('create-react-class');
+var WebViewBridge = createReactClass({
   statics: {
     JSNavigationScheme: JSNavigationScheme,
     NavigationType: NavigationType,