diff --git a/desktop/app/package.json b/desktop/app/package.json
index 1c11cb984..8643b2db0 100644
--- a/desktop/app/package.json
+++ b/desktop/app/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^17.0.1",
     "react-element-to-jsx-string": "^14.3.1",
     "react-markdown": "^5.0.3",
-    "react-player": "^1.15.2",
+    "react-player": "^2.9.0",
     "react-redux": "^7.1.1",
     "react-test-renderer": "^17.0.1",
     "react-transition-group": "^4.4.1",
diff --git a/desktop/yarn.lock b/desktop/yarn.lock
index 958bfe8f2..a662f6c0a 100644
--- a/desktop/yarn.lock
+++ b/desktop/yarn.lock
@@ -9065,7 +9065,7 @@ media-typer@0.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/media-typer/-/media-typer-0.3.0.tgz#8710d7af0aa626f8fffa1ce00168545263255748"
   integrity sha1-hxDXrwqmJvj/+hzgAWhUUmMlV0g=
 
-"memoize-one@>=3.1.1 <6":
+"memoize-one@>=3.1.1 <6", memoize-one@^5.1.1:
   version "5.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memoize-one/-/memoize-one-5.1.1.tgz#047b6e3199b508eaec03504de71229b8eb1d75c0"
   integrity sha512-HKeeBpWvqiVJD57ZUAsJNm71eHTykffzcLZVYWiVfQeI1rJtuEaS7hQiEpWfVVk18donPwJEcFKIkCmPJNOhHA==
@@ -10903,6 +10903,11 @@ react-element-to-jsx-string@^14.3.1, react-element-to-jsx-string@^14.3.2:
     "@base2/pretty-print-object" "1.0.0"
     is-plain-object "3.0.1"
 
+react-fast-compare@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-fast-compare/-/react-fast-compare-3.2.0.tgz#641a9da81b6a6320f270e89724fb45a0b39e43bb"
+  integrity sha512-rtGImPZ0YyLrscKI9xTpV8psd6I8VAtjKCzQDlzyDvqJA8XOW78TXYQwNRNd8g8JZnDu8q9Fu/1v4HPAVwVdHA==
+
 react-inspector@^5.1.0:
   version "5.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-inspector/-/react-inspector-5.1.0.tgz#45a325e15f33e595be5356ca2d3ceffb7d6b8c3a"
@@ -10943,14 +10948,16 @@ react-markdown@^5.0.3:
     unist-util-visit "^2.0.0"
     xtend "^4.0.1"
 
-react-player@^1.15.2:
-  version "1.15.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-player/-/react-player-1.15.3.tgz#d00cf145f9c86184cb0a071a1fbf8ecb7b68987f"
-  integrity sha512-8fc0R1AipFIy7l4lKgnIg+gMU2IY32ZMxxBlINjXAq/YnN3HUP3hOaE+aQ0lQv+a1/MMZgbekWD86ZGDO7kB8g==
+react-player@^2.9.0:
+  version "2.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-player/-/react-player-2.9.0.tgz#ef7fe7073434087565f00ff219824e1e02c4b046"
+  integrity sha512-jNUkTfMmUhwPPAktAdIqiBcVUKsFKrVGH6Ocutj6535CNfM91yrvWxHg6fvIX8Y/fjYUPoejddwh7qboNV9vGA==
   dependencies:
     deepmerge "^4.0.0"
     load-script "^1.0.0"
+    memoize-one "^5.1.1"
     prop-types "^15.7.2"
+    react-fast-compare "^3.0.1"
 
 react-redux@^7.1.1:
   version "7.2.1"