diff --git a/lib/src/pretty_diff_text.dart b/lib/src/pretty_diff_text.dart
index 059f86d..78ce516 100644
--- a/lib/src/pretty_diff_text.dart
+++ b/lib/src/pretty_diff_text.dart
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ class PrettyDiffText extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return RichText(
-      text: TextSpan(
+    return Text.rich(
+      TextSpan(
         text: '',
         style: this.defaultTextStyle,
         children: textSpans,