diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3ab3f66..2a2d812 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
   "name": "flagsmith-react",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "version": "1.2.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@jcmagoo/react-event-emitter": "^1.0.3",
         "flagsmith": "^1.4.1",
         "prop-types": "^15.7.2"
       },
@@ -1365,6 +1366,17 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@jcmagoo/react-event-emitter": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jcmagoo/react-event-emitter/-/react-event-emitter-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ITK79p6iI6Np1c6ul342e5rd0b7+RY/P6R06Z4ihBOx8QKDeda6gTNnOHFmkLeYhmNO9C0YarBgnhCMyou28sw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "npm": ">7.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": "^16.11.0 || ^17"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@jest/console": {
       "version": "26.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jest/console/-/console-26.6.2.tgz",
@@ -8531,7 +8543,6 @@
       "version": "16.14.0",
       "resolved": "https://gfsdeliver.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/npm/npm/react/-/react-16.14.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-lNd23dCqo32j7aj8W2sYpMmjEU0=",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
         "object-assign": "^4.1.1",
@@ -11919,6 +11930,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-ZXRY4jNvVgSVQ8DL3LTcakaAtXwTVUxE81hslsyD2AtoXW/wVob10HkOJ1X/pAlcI7D+2YoZKg5do8G/w6RYgA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@jcmagoo/react-event-emitter": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jcmagoo/react-event-emitter/-/react-event-emitter-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ITK79p6iI6Np1c6ul342e5rd0b7+RY/P6R06Z4ihBOx8QKDeda6gTNnOHFmkLeYhmNO9C0YarBgnhCMyou28sw==",
+      "requires": {}
+    },
     "@jest/console": {
       "version": "26.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jest/console/-/console-26.6.2.tgz",
@@ -17709,7 +17726,6 @@
       "version": "16.14.0",
       "resolved": "https://gfsdeliver.jfrog.io/artifactory/api/npm/npm/react/-/react-16.14.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-lNd23dCqo32j7aj8W2sYpMmjEU0=",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
         "object-assign": "^4.1.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f03a38..9f66682 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^16.11.0 || ^17"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@jcmagoo/react-event-emitter": "^1.0.3",
     "flagsmith": "^1.4.1",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2"
   },
diff --git a/src/flagsmith-provider.js b/src/flagsmith-provider.js
index 17f772a..263a792 100644
--- a/src/flagsmith-provider.js
+++ b/src/flagsmith-provider.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import FlagsmithContext from "./flagsmith-context";
 import { reducer } from "./reducer";
 
-import { useEventEmitter } from "./use-event-emitter";
+import { useEventEmitter } from "@jcmagoo/react-event-emitter";
 
 import reactFlagsmith from "flagsmith";
 
diff --git a/src/use-event-emitter.js b/src/use-event-emitter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 82c60d1..0000000
--- a/src/use-event-emitter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { useRef, useEffect } from "react";
-
-export function useEventEmitter() {
-  const ref = useRef();
-  if (!ref.current) {
-    ref.current = {
-      subscriptions: new Set(),
-      emit: (val) => {
-        for (const subscription of ref.current.subscriptions) {
-          subscription(val);
-        }
-      },
-      useSubscription: (callback) => {
-        const callbackRef = useRef();
-        callbackRef.current = callback;
-        useEffect(() => {
-          function subscription(val) {
-            if (callbackRef.current) {
-              callbackRef.current(val);
-            }
-          }
-          ref.current.subscriptions.add(subscription);
-          return () => {
-            ref.current.subscriptions.delete(subscription);
-          };
-        }, []);
-      },
-    };
-  }
-  return ref.current;
-}