diff --git a/lib/src/MarkdownEditor.js b/lib/src/MarkdownEditor.js
index 8564f4b..4b75f05 100644
--- a/lib/src/MarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/lib/src/MarkdownEditor.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
 
   render() {
     const WrapperView = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? KeyboardAvoidingView : View;
-    const { Formats, markdownButton } = this.props;
+    const { placeholder, Formats, markdownButton } = this.props;
     const { text, selection, showPreview } = this.state;
     return (
       <WrapperView behavior="padding" style={styles.screen}>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export default class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
           onChangeText={this.changeText}
           onSelectionChange={this.onSelectionChange}
           value={text}
-          placeholder={'Write a long message'}
+          placeholder={placeholder}
           ref={textInput => (this.textInput = textInput)}
           selection={selection}
         />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de602a2..6d75090 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
     "test:prettier": "prettier-check  --single-quote --jsx-bracket-same-line --trailing-comma all --print-width 100 `find lib -name \"*.js\"`"
     },
   "dependencies": {
-    "react": "16.0.0-alpha.12",
-    "react-native": "0.47.1",
-    "react-native-markdown-view": "^1.0.0"
+    "react-native-markdown-view": "^1.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-jest": "20.0.3",