diff --git a/.flowconfig b/.flowconfig
index 16cce4cca9ae..17cf8641774d 100644
--- a/.flowconfig
+++ b/.flowconfig
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ module.name_mapper='^types/\(.*\)$' -> '<PROJECT_ROOT>/types/\1.js'
 module.name_mapper='\(jest-[^/]*\)' -> '<PROJECT_ROOT>/packages/\1/src/index.js'
 
 [version]
-^0.52.0
+^0.53.1
diff --git a/examples/react-native/Intro.js b/examples/react-native/Intro.js
index 71f96408028f..d532570341c6 100644
--- a/examples/react-native/Intro.js
+++ b/examples/react-native/Intro.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   },
 });
 
-export default class Intro extends Component {
+export default class Intro extends Component<{}> {
   render() {
     return (
       <View style={styles.container}>
diff --git a/examples/react-native/index.android.js b/examples/react-native/index.android.js
index 7cffd18208e0..33cf77567e33 100644
--- a/examples/react-native/index.android.js
+++ b/examples/react-native/index.android.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Intro from './Intro';
 import React, {AppRegistry} from 'react-native';
 import {Component} from 'react';
 
-class App extends Component {
+class App extends Component<{}> {
   render() {
     return <Intro />;
   }
diff --git a/examples/react-native/index.ios.js b/examples/react-native/index.ios.js
index 11b268704716..3463bbb41ba9 100644
--- a/examples/react-native/index.ios.js
+++ b/examples/react-native/index.ios.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Intro from './Intro';
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
 import {AppRegistry} from 'react-native';
 
-class App extends Component {
+class App extends Component<{}> {
   render() {
     return <Intro />;
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8aef396d74f1..51a049a7326b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-relay": "0.0.8",
     "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^2.1.2",
-    "flow-bin": "^0.52.0",
+    "flow-bin": "^0.53.1",
     "glob": "^7.1.1",
     "graceful-fs": "^4.1.11",
     "immutable": "^4.0.0-rc.1",
diff --git a/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/immutable.test.js b/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/immutable.test.js
index 20867fd464ac..0a03da43e55b 100644
--- a/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/immutable.test.js
+++ b/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/immutable.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-import React from 'react';
+import * as React from 'react';
 import Immutable from 'immutable';
 import prettyFormat from '../';
 const {Immutable: ImmutablePlugin, ReactElement} = prettyFormat.plugins;
diff --git a/packages/pretty-format/src/plugins/react_element.js b/packages/pretty-format/src/plugins/react_element.js
index 0f8bf77f0dd7..ba1d45c2096b 100644
--- a/packages/pretty-format/src/plugins/react_element.js
+++ b/packages/pretty-format/src/plugins/react_element.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const getType = element => {
 };
 
 export const serialize = (
-  element: React$Element<*>,
+  element: React$Element<any>,
   config: Config,
   indentation: string,
   depth: number,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 830c996c2141..3b005d29a1c3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2763,9 +2763,9 @@ flat-cache@^1.2.1:
     graceful-fs "^4.1.2"
     write "^0.2.1"
 
-flow-bin@^0.52.0:
-  version "0.52.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flow-bin/-/flow-bin-0.52.0.tgz#b6d9abe8bcd1ee5c62df386451a4e2553cadc3a3"
+flow-bin@^0.53.1:
+  version "0.53.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flow-bin/-/flow-bin-0.53.1.tgz#9b22b63a23c99763ae533ebbab07f88c88c97d84"
 
 flow-remove-types@^1.1.0:
   version "1.2.1"