diff --git a/src/hooks/useItemKey.ts b/src/hooks/useItemKey.ts
index 07737e5..5bd64c4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useItemKey.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useItemKey.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import type * as React from 'react';
-import { useEvent } from '@rc-component/util';
+import * as React from 'react';
 import type { RowKey } from '../List';
 
 export default function useItemKey<T>(rowKey: RowKey<T>) {
-  return useEvent((item: T): React.Key =>
-    typeof rowKey === 'function' ? rowKey(item) : (item[rowKey] as React.Key),
+  return React.useCallback(
+    (item: T): React.Key =>
+      typeof rowKey === 'function' ? rowKey(item) : (item[rowKey] as React.Key),
+    [rowKey],
   );
 }
diff --git a/tests/listy.behavior.test.tsx b/tests/listy.behavior.test.tsx
index 548f3b4..ec58f11 100644
--- a/tests/listy.behavior.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/listy.behavior.test.tsx
@@ -131,6 +131,36 @@ describe('Listy behaviors', () => {
     expect(lastProps.data).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it('updates virtual row keys when rowKey changes', () => {
+    const items = [{ id: 1, slug: 'first' }];
+    const itemRender = (item: (typeof items)[number]) => <div>{item.id}</div>;
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <Listy
+        items={items}
+        rowKey="id"
+        itemHeight={20}
+        height={100}
+        itemRender={itemRender}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(MockedVirtualList.__getLastProps().data[0].taggedKey).toBe('item:1');
+
+    rerender(
+      <Listy
+        items={items}
+        rowKey="slug"
+        itemHeight={20}
+        height={100}
+        itemRender={itemRender}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(MockedVirtualList.__getLastProps().data[0].taggedKey).toBe(
+      'item:first',
+    );
+  });
+
   it('wraps virtual items with item class', () => {
     const { container } = renderList();