diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index fbd4948..7846dfe 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import type Vue from 'vue';
+import type { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue';
 
 // make EventCallback<string|number> = (x:string|number) => void instead of = ((x: string) => void) | ((x: number) => void)
 // see https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/conditional-types.html#distributive-conditional-types
 type EventCallback<T = unknown> = [T] extends [undefined] ? () => void : (x: T) => void;
 
-type GenericSource<T> = ((this: Vue, eventListener: EventCallback<T>) => void) & {
+type GenericSource<T> = ((this: Vue | ComponentPublicInstance, eventListener: EventCallback<T>) => void) & {
 	addListener: (eventListener: EventCallback<T>) => void;
 	removeListener: (eventListener: EventCallback<T>) => void;
 	emit(data: T): void;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function newEventSource<T>(): EventSource<T> {
 		}
 	}
 
-	const result = function (this: Vue /*the child Vue instance*/, cb: EventCallback<T>) {
+	const result = function (this: Vue | ComponentPublicInstance /*the child Vue instance*/, cb: EventCallback<T>) {
 		addListener(cb);
 		this.$once('hook:beforeDestroy', () => {
 			removeListener(cb);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a2a925c..ca1df4f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,78 @@
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"prettier": "2.5.0",
 				"typescript": "^4.5.2",
-				"vue": "^2.6.14"
+				"vue": "^2.7.8"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/@babel/parser": {
+			"version": "7.18.9",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/parser/-/parser-7.18.9.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-9uJveS9eY9DJ0t64YbIBZICtJy8a5QrDEVdiLCG97fVLpDTpGX7t8mMSb6OWw6Lrnjqj4O8zwjELX3dhoMgiBg==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"bin": {
+				"parser": "bin/babel-parser.js"
+			},
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=6.0.0"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/@vue/compiler-sfc": {
+			"version": "2.7.8",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vue/compiler-sfc/-/compiler-sfc-2.7.8.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-2DK4YWKfgLnW9VDR9gnju1gcYRk3flKj8UNsms7fsRmFcg35slVTZEkqwBtX+wJBXaamFfn6NxSsZh3h12Ix/Q==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"dependencies": {
+				"@babel/parser": "^7.18.4",
+				"postcss": "^8.4.14",
+				"source-map": "^0.6.1"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/csstype": {
+			"version": "3.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/csstype/-/csstype-3.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-uX1KG+x9h5hIJsaKR9xHUeUraxf8IODOwq9JLNPq6BwB04a/xgpq3rcx47l5BZu5zBPlgD342tdke3Hom/nJRA==",
+			"dev": true
+		},
+		"node_modules/nanoid": {
+			"version": "3.3.4",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.3.4.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-MqBkQh/OHTS2egovRtLk45wEyNXwF+cokD+1YPf9u5VfJiRdAiRwB2froX5Co9Rh20xs4siNPm8naNotSD6RBw==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"bin": {
+				"nanoid": "bin/nanoid.cjs"
+			},
+			"engines": {
+				"node": "^10 || ^12 || ^13.7 || ^14 || >=15.0.1"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/picocolors": {
+			"version": "1.0.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.0.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-1fygroTLlHu66zi26VoTDv8yRgm0Fccecssto+MhsZ0D/DGW2sm8E8AjW7NU5VVTRt5GxbeZ5qBuJr+HyLYkjQ==",
+			"dev": true
+		},
+		"node_modules/postcss": {
+			"version": "8.4.14",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-8.4.14.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-E398TUmfAYFPBSdzgeieK2Y1+1cpdxJx8yXbK/m57nRhKSmk1GB2tO4lbLBtlkfPQTDKfe4Xqv1ASWPpayPEig==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"funding": [
+				{
+					"type": "opencollective",
+					"url": "https://opencollective.com/postcss/"
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "tidelift",
+					"url": "https://tidelift.com/funding/github/npm/postcss"
+				}
+			],
+			"dependencies": {
+				"nanoid": "^3.3.4",
+				"picocolors": "^1.0.0",
+				"source-map-js": "^1.0.2"
+			},
+			"engines": {
+				"node": "^10 || ^12 || >=14"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/prettier": {
@@ -26,6 +97,24 @@
 				"node": ">=10.13.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/source-map": {
+			"version": "0.6.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=0.10.0"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/source-map-js": {
+			"version": "1.0.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-js/-/source-map-js-1.0.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-R0XvVJ9WusLiqTCEiGCmICCMplcCkIwwR11mOSD9CR5u+IXYdiseeEuXCVAjS54zqwkLcPNnmU4OeJ6tUrWhDw==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=0.10.0"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/typescript": {
 			"version": "4.5.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.5.2.tgz",
@@ -40,19 +129,81 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/vue": {
-			"version": "2.6.14",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue/-/vue-2.6.14.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-x2284lgYvjOMj3Za7kqzRcUSxBboHqtgRE2zlos1qWaOye5yUmHn42LB1250NJBLRwEcdrB0JRwyPTEPhfQjiQ==",
-			"dev": true
+			"version": "2.7.8",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue/-/vue-2.7.8.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-ncwlZx5qOcn754bCu5/tS/IWPhXHopfit79cx+uIlLMyt3vCMGcXai5yCG5y+I6cDmEj4ukRYyZail9FTQh7lQ==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"dependencies": {
+				"@vue/compiler-sfc": "2.7.8",
+				"csstype": "^3.1.0"
+			}
 		}
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
+		"@babel/parser": {
+			"version": "7.18.9",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/parser/-/parser-7.18.9.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-9uJveS9eY9DJ0t64YbIBZICtJy8a5QrDEVdiLCG97fVLpDTpGX7t8mMSb6OWw6Lrnjqj4O8zwjELX3dhoMgiBg==",
+			"dev": true
+		},
+		"@vue/compiler-sfc": {
+			"version": "2.7.8",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vue/compiler-sfc/-/compiler-sfc-2.7.8.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-2DK4YWKfgLnW9VDR9gnju1gcYRk3flKj8UNsms7fsRmFcg35slVTZEkqwBtX+wJBXaamFfn6NxSsZh3h12Ix/Q==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"requires": {
+				"@babel/parser": "^7.18.4",
+				"postcss": "^8.4.14",
+				"source-map": "^0.6.1"
+			}
+		},
+		"csstype": {
+			"version": "3.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/csstype/-/csstype-3.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-uX1KG+x9h5hIJsaKR9xHUeUraxf8IODOwq9JLNPq6BwB04a/xgpq3rcx47l5BZu5zBPlgD342tdke3Hom/nJRA==",
+			"dev": true
+		},
+		"nanoid": {
+			"version": "3.3.4",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nanoid/-/nanoid-3.3.4.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-MqBkQh/OHTS2egovRtLk45wEyNXwF+cokD+1YPf9u5VfJiRdAiRwB2froX5Co9Rh20xs4siNPm8naNotSD6RBw==",
+			"dev": true
+		},
+		"picocolors": {
+			"version": "1.0.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picocolors/-/picocolors-1.0.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-1fygroTLlHu66zi26VoTDv8yRgm0Fccecssto+MhsZ0D/DGW2sm8E8AjW7NU5VVTRt5GxbeZ5qBuJr+HyLYkjQ==",
+			"dev": true
+		},
+		"postcss": {
+			"version": "8.4.14",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-8.4.14.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-E398TUmfAYFPBSdzgeieK2Y1+1cpdxJx8yXbK/m57nRhKSmk1GB2tO4lbLBtlkfPQTDKfe4Xqv1ASWPpayPEig==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"requires": {
+				"nanoid": "^3.3.4",
+				"picocolors": "^1.0.0",
+				"source-map-js": "^1.0.2"
+			}
+		},
 		"prettier": {
 			"version": "2.5.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-2.5.0.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-FM/zAKgWTxj40rH03VxzIPdXmj39SwSjwG0heUcNFwI+EMZJnY93yAiKXM3dObIKAM5TA88werc8T/EwhB45eg==",
 			"dev": true
 		},
+		"source-map": {
+			"version": "0.6.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
+			"dev": true
+		},
+		"source-map-js": {
+			"version": "1.0.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-js/-/source-map-js-1.0.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-R0XvVJ9WusLiqTCEiGCmICCMplcCkIwwR11mOSD9CR5u+IXYdiseeEuXCVAjS54zqwkLcPNnmU4OeJ6tUrWhDw==",
+			"dev": true
+		},
 		"typescript": {
 			"version": "4.5.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.5.2.tgz",
@@ -60,10 +211,14 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"vue": {
-			"version": "2.6.14",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue/-/vue-2.6.14.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-x2284lgYvjOMj3Za7kqzRcUSxBboHqtgRE2zlos1qWaOye5yUmHn42LB1250NJBLRwEcdrB0JRwyPTEPhfQjiQ==",
-			"dev": true
+			"version": "2.7.8",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue/-/vue-2.7.8.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-ncwlZx5qOcn754bCu5/tS/IWPhXHopfit79cx+uIlLMyt3vCMGcXai5yCG5y+I6cDmEj4ukRYyZail9FTQh7lQ==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"requires": {
+				"@vue/compiler-sfc": "2.7.8",
+				"csstype": "^3.1.0"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6e424a..3d96d31 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"prettier": "2.5.0",
 		"typescript": "^4.5.2",
-		"vue": "^2.6.14"
+		"vue": "^2.7.8"
 	},
 	"files": [
 		"lib/**/*"
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index ebd1816..1c4d173 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		"allowJs": true,
 		"moduleResolution": "node",
 		"baseUrl": ".",
-		"lib": ["es5", "DOM"], 
+		"lib": ["ES2015", "DOM"], 
 		"esModuleInterop": true,
 		"declaration": true
 	},