diff --git a/packages/js/components/package.json b/packages/js/components/package.json
index b57050f50c49d..37abe89d37077 100644
--- a/packages/js/components/package.json
+++ b/packages/js/components/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts": "wp-6.0",
 		"@wordpress/keycodes": "wp-6.0",
 		"@wordpress/media-utils": "wp-6.0",
-		"@wordpress/rich-text": "wp-6.0",
+		"@wordpress/rich-text": "7.8.1",
 		"@wordpress/url": "wp-6.0",
 		"@wordpress/viewport": "^4.20.0",
 		"canvas-confetti": "^1.9.2",