diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
index 46726747..0f688ca6 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "eslint": "^3.9.1",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^1.14.3",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.1.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^2.2.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^3.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^6.6.0",
     "in-publish": "^2.0.0",
     "react": ">= 0.13.0",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^3.9.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^2.2.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^3.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^6.6.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react-a11y.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react-a11y.js
index 1df39103..b101a93e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react-a11y.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react-a11y.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = {
   rules: {
     // Enforce that anchors have content
     // https://github.com/evcohen/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y/blob/master/docs/rules/anchor-has-content.md
-    'jsx-a11y/anchor-has-content': ['error', ['']],
+    'jsx-a11y/anchor-has-content': ['error', { components: [''] }],
 
     // Require ARIA roles to be valid and non-abstract
     // https://github.com/evcohen/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y/blob/master/docs/rules/aria-role.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // disallow href "#"
     // https://github.com/evcohen/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y/blob/master/docs/rules/href-no-hash.md
-    'jsx-a11y/href-no-hash': ['error', ['a']],
+    'jsx-a11y/href-no-hash': ['error', { components: ['a'] }],
 
     // Require <img> to have a non-empty `alt` prop, or role="presentation"
     // https://github.com/evcohen/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y/blob/master/docs/rules/img-has-alt.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // require that JSX labels use "htmlFor"
     // https://github.com/evcohen/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y/blob/master/docs/rules/label-has-for.md
-    'jsx-a11y/label-has-for': ['error', ['label']],
+    'jsx-a11y/label-has-for': ['error', { components: ['label'] }],
 
     // require that mouseover/out come with focus/blur, for keyboard-only users
     // TODO: evaluate
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // ensure <hX> tags have content and are not aria-hidden
     // https://github.com/evcohen/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y/blob/master/docs/rules/heading-has-content.md
-    'jsx-a11y/heading-has-content': ['error', ['']],
+    'jsx-a11y/heading-has-content': ['error', { components: [''] }],
 
     // require HTML elements to have a "lang" prop
     // https://github.com/evcohen/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y/blob/master/docs/rules/html-has-lang.md