diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de332252..04bcbbeb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@eclipse-glsp/client",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.8.0-rc-02",
   "description": "A sprotty-based client for GLSP",
   "license": "(EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0)",
   "keywords": [
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "autocompleter": "5.1.0",
-    "sprotty": "next",
+    "sprotty": "0.9.0-next.7028f2a",
     "uuid": "7.0.3",
     "vscode-ws-jsonrpc": "^0.0.2-1"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index deaec23b..a7e49264 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1232,10 +1232,10 @@ sprintf-js@~1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz#04e6926f662895354f3dd015203633b857297e2c"
   integrity sha1-BOaSb2YolTVPPdAVIDYzuFcpfiw=
 
-sprotty@next:
-  version "0.8.0-next.b8a6e44"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprotty/-/sprotty-0.8.0-next.b8a6e44.tgz#4d05bef1274787555a664520ebd18bc3ce73a90d"
-  integrity sha512-S6zj7lIJg9RGRMa4bCvsCUR1MM4sqOT6lssfMSy3XYhtwEgWhFzlzm+5poQsEKz9mMVEu4L/QWeLgCHGH4jYnA==
+sprotty@0.9.0-next.7028f2a:
+  version "0.9.0-next.7028f2a"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprotty/-/sprotty-0.9.0-next.7028f2a.tgz#48bae07b119f561b225159d66c43ada8174fb6f3"
+  integrity sha512-XiI/8WXqjJM8KXu68wujwJRC8V2hqusgyTHu2XdAANLngbpWPRYhFCqvmtMiH7lsFLSHSdv1JYp5KvUaI3YoWA==
   dependencies:
     autocompleter "5.1.0"
     file-saver "2.0.2"