diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index 00bf2085..2716864e 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     "slate": "0.86.0",
     "slate-history": "0.85.0",
     "slate-hyperscript": "0.77.0",
-    "slate-react": "0.83.2",
+    "slate-react": "0.86.0",
     "stream-browserify": "3.0.0",
     "styled-components": "5.3.6",
     "symbol-observable": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/components/buttons/common/ColorPickerToolbarDropdown.tsx b/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/components/buttons/common/ColorPickerToolbarDropdown.tsx
index 23e3c300..ec222f9a 100644
--- a/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/components/buttons/common/ColorPickerToolbarDropdown.tsx
+++ b/core/src/widgets/markdown/plate/components/buttons/common/ColorPickerToolbarDropdown.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const ColorPickerToolbarDropdown: FC<ColorPickerToolbarDropdownProps> = ({
         setSelectedColor(value);
 
         Transforms.select(editorRef as BaseEditor, editor.selection);
-        ReactEditor.focus(editorRef as ReactEditor);
+        ReactEditor.focus(editorRef as unknown as ReactEditor);
 
         setMarks(editor, { [type]: value });
       }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const ColorPickerToolbarDropdown: FC<ColorPickerToolbarDropdownProps> = ({
   const clearColor = useCallback(() => {
     if (editorRef && editor && editor.selection) {
       Transforms.select(editorRef as BaseEditor, editor.selection);
-      ReactEditor.focus(editorRef as ReactEditor);
+      ReactEditor.focus(editorRef as unknown as ReactEditor);
 
       if (selectedColor) {
         removeMark(editor, { key: type });
diff --git a/core/yarn.lock b/core/yarn.lock
index 30db26dc..df035ae3 100644
--- a/core/yarn.lock
+++ b/core/yarn.lock
@@ -10699,10 +10699,10 @@ slate-hyperscript@0.77.0:
   dependencies:
     is-plain-object "^5.0.0"
 
-slate-react@0.83.2:
-  version "0.83.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slate-react/-/slate-react-0.83.2.tgz#7099db1607b79c95cc2a41e2df1e04982b7e26a5"
-  integrity sha512-V5qtPsCOiDVCMU3ovj/CWndxx9/as5/wGJxnbJDRVzuazSh+NVw/YuGTlus1fCt+Nlt6UHOhFvM7C9pXYaftPA==
+slate-react@0.86.0:
+  version "0.86.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slate-react/-/slate-react-0.86.0.tgz#e1e0bfaf9a21f8e18d86b616538d11e81c0f8920"
+  integrity sha512-FlzG0CL1MtpZk7DRH6a101FdqdhTi+vZ23SbY5hQudIdgLo7QnUBv97BRe30VctqsL9L+Z2OsFHSCmWpIIxJAw==
   dependencies:
     "@types/is-hotkey" "^0.1.1"
     "@types/lodash" "^4.14.149"