diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dfe8549f..284ca2aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     "prettier": "^1.7.4",
     "react": "^16.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.0.0",
-    "react-lifecycles-compat": "^1.1.0",
     "react-router": "^4.2.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^4.2.2",
     "should": "^13.1.0",
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "exenv": "^1.2.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.10",
+    "react-lifecycles-compat": "^3.0.0",
     "warning": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/components/Modal.js b/src/components/Modal.js
index 6beedf12..b8246a64 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal.js
+++ b/src/components/Modal.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import ModalPortal from "./ModalPortal";
 import * as ariaAppHider from "../helpers/ariaAppHider";
 import SafeHTMLElement, { canUseDOM } from "../helpers/safeHTMLElement";
 
-import polyfill from "react-lifecycles-compat";
+import { polyfill } from "react-lifecycles-compat";
 
 export const portalClassName = "ReactModalPortal";
 export const bodyOpenClassName = "ReactModal__Body--open";