diff --git a/packages/vuetify/package.json b/packages/vuetify/package.json
index 0fc196dd1a6..2dd9fce894a 100755
--- a/packages/vuetify/package.json
+++ b/packages/vuetify/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.14",
     "@types/node": "^14.11.10",
     "@vue/babel-plugin-jsx": "^1.0.2",
-    "@vue/test-utils": "^2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "@vue/test-utils": "^2.0.0-rc.2",
     "autoprefixer": "^9.6.1",
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.6",
     "babel-plugin-add-import-extension": "^1.4.3",
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VImg/VImg.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VImg/VImg.tsx
index c547129d458..31c76b06e21 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VImg/VImg.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VImg/VImg.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import './VImg.sass'
 import {
   computed,
   defineComponent,
+  getCurrentInstance,
   h,
   nextTick,
   onBeforeMount,
+  reactive,
   ref,
   vShow,
   watch,
@@ -74,14 +76,16 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
   emits: ['loadstart', 'load', 'error'],
 
-  setup (props, { emit, expose, slots }) {
+  setup (props, { emit, slots }) {
     const currentSrc = ref('') // Set from srcset
     const image = ref<HTMLImageElement>()
     const state = ref<'idle' | 'loading' | 'loaded' | 'error'>('idle')
     const naturalWidth = ref<number>()
     const naturalHeight = ref<number>()
 
-    expose({
+    // TODO: use expose() https://github.com/vuejs/vue-test-utils-next/issues/435
+    const vm = getCurrentInstance() as any
+    vm.setupState = reactive({
       currentSrc,
       image,
       state,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5525bf5da1d..4742594ab1d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4799,10 +4799,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/shared/-/shared-3.0.7.tgz#96d52988efc07444c108c7c6803ba7cc93e40045"
   integrity sha512-dn5FyfSc4ky424jH4FntiHno7Ss5yLkqKNmM/NXwANRnlkmqu74pnGetexDFVG5phMk9/FhwovUZCWGxsotVKg==
 
-"@vue/test-utils@^2.0.0-beta.7":
-  version "2.0.0-beta.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/test-utils/-/test-utils-2.0.0-beta.7.tgz#27751991e0b013ee4af487e51e16a58d477e5857"
-  integrity sha512-cAe7VqoxxkxTr/2N93UpW/LQbcUVKC+QRA3ZBq5ZWImtAf/8jtcdC2mQ9g4AKmSvyaKQtqxrRn4i/y5z7yrrKA==
+"@vue/test-utils@^2.0.0-rc.2":
+  version "2.0.0-rc.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/test-utils/-/test-utils-2.0.0-rc.2.tgz#a43cb6d1a30d16bb50fa3561397ba1e252683f9d"
+  integrity sha512-doOtnkleRTiN5rk+Losawe9/8i//8rncZ3lIhz/1vnONHDnthF1XjlI7pGZ1RV5uZJ3IUt3yVjwY7W6q9WhlRw==
 
 "@vue/web-component-wrapper@^1.2.0":
   version "1.2.0"