diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7293fae73c9..1f420a100e7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24096,9 +24096,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "3.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VCj5UiSyHBjwfYacmDuc/NOk4QQixbE+Wn7MFJuS0nRuPQbof132Pw4u53dm264O8LPc2MVsc7RJNml5szurkg==",
+      "version": "3.5.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.5.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7KxJovlYhTX5RaRbUdkAXN1KUZ8PwWlTzQdHV6xNqvuFOs7+WBo10TQUqT19Q/Jz2hk5v9TQDIhyLhhJY4p5AA==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "uglify-js": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7522632e036..6406914e746 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     "ts-loader": "^6.0.3",
     "ts-node": "^8.0.3",
     "tslint": "^5.12.0",
-    "typescript": "^3.1.6",
+    "typescript": "^3.5.0",
     "uglifyjs-webpack-plugin": "^2.1.3",
     "url-search-params-polyfill": "^6.0.0",
     "useragent": "^2.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/mdc-form-field/component.ts b/packages/mdc-form-field/component.ts
index 8c6835abf44..f109cbc0873 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-form-field/component.ts
+++ b/packages/mdc-form-field/component.ts
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ export class MDCFormField extends MDCComponent<MDCFormFieldFoundation> {
       },
       deregisterInteractionHandler: (evtType, handler) => {
         if (this.label_) {
-          this.label_.removeEventListener(evtType, handler);
+          (this.label_ as HTMLElement).removeEventListener(evtType, handler);
         }
       },
       registerInteractionHandler: (evtType, handler) => {
         if (this.label_) {
-          this.label_.addEventListener(evtType, handler);
+          (this.label_ as HTMLElement).addEventListener(evtType, handler);
         }
       },
     };
diff --git a/packages/mdc-ripple/component.ts b/packages/mdc-ripple/component.ts
index 2adf9900e1c..d36555600b4 100644
--- a/packages/mdc-ripple/component.ts
+++ b/packages/mdc-ripple/component.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class MDCRipple extends MDCComponent<MDCRippleFoundation> implements MDCR
       deregisterDocumentInteractionHandler: (evtType, handler) =>
           document.documentElement.removeEventListener(evtType, handler, applyPassive()),
       deregisterInteractionHandler: (evtType, handler) =>
-          instance.root_.removeEventListener(evtType, handler, applyPassive()),
+          (instance.root_ as HTMLElement).removeEventListener(evtType, handler, applyPassive()),
       deregisterResizeHandler: (handler) => window.removeEventListener('resize', handler),
       getWindowPageOffset: () => ({x: window.pageXOffset, y: window.pageYOffset}),
       isSurfaceActive: () => matches(instance.root_, ':active'),
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class MDCRipple extends MDCComponent<MDCRippleFoundation> implements MDCR
       registerDocumentInteractionHandler: (evtType, handler) =>
           document.documentElement.addEventListener(evtType, handler, applyPassive()),
       registerInteractionHandler: (evtType, handler) =>
-          instance.root_.addEventListener(evtType, handler, applyPassive()),
+        (instance.root_ as HTMLElement).addEventListener(evtType, handler, applyPassive()),
       registerResizeHandler: (handler) => window.addEventListener('resize', handler),
       removeClass: (className) => instance.root_.classList.remove(className),
       updateCssVariable: (varName, value) => (instance.root_ as HTMLElement).style.setProperty(varName, value),