diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d17342..939596f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ Usage is pretty simple: just use react-input-file instead of `<input type="file"
 app.jsx
 ```js
 var React = require('react'),
-  FileInput = require('react-input-file');
+  createReactClass = require('create-react-class');
+  FileInput = require('react-input-file'),
 
-var Form = React.createClass({
+
+var Form = createReactClass({
   handleChange: function(event) {
     console.log('Selected file:', event.target.files[0]);
   },
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 048fcf3..cc3ee8d 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var React = require('react');
-
-var FileInput = React.createClass({
-  getInitialState: function() {
+var createReactClass = require('create-react-class');
+var FileInput = createReactClass({
+  getInitialState: function () {
     return {
       value: '',
       styles: {
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@ var FileInput = React.createClass({
     };
   },
 
-  handleChange: function(e) {
+  handleChange: function (e) {
     this.setState({
       value: e.target.value.split(/(\\|\/)/g).pop()
     });
     if (this.props.onChange) this.props.onChange(e);
   },
 
-  render: function() {
-    return React.DOM.div({
-        style: this.state.styles.parent
-      },
+  render: function () {
+    return React.createElement('div', {
+      style: this.state.styles.parent
+    },
 
       // Actual file input
-      React.DOM.input({
+      React.createElement('input', {
         type: 'file',
         name: this.props.name,
         className: this.props.className,
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ var FileInput = React.createClass({
       }),
 
       // Emulated file input
-      React.DOM.input({
+      React.createElement('input', {
         type: 'text',
         tabIndex: -1,
         name: this.props.name + '_filename',
         value: this.state.value,
         className: this.props.className,
-        onChange: function() {},
+        onChange: function () { },
         placeholder: this.props.placeholder,
         disabled: this.props.disabled,
         style: this.state.styles.text
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5658143..1bd4a6d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-input-file",
-  "version": "0.2.6",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "description": "Simple file input component for React",
   "main": "./lib",
   "scripts": {
@@ -18,13 +18,21 @@
     "input"
   ],
   "author": "Captivation Software",
-  "contributors": ["Data-Meister", "Andi Neck"],
+  "contributors": [
+    "Data-Meister",
+    "Andi Neck"
+  ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/intesso/react-input-file/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/intesso/react-input-file",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": "0.x || 15.x"
+    "react": "0.x || 15.x || 16.x",
+    "create-react-class": "*"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "create-react-class": "^15.6.3",
+    "react": "^16.4.2"
   }
 }