diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 1c56f4cf583..4ff17185060 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "postcss-loader": "1.3.3",
     "postcss-modules-local-by-default": "^1.1.1",
     "promise": "7.1.1",
-    "react": "^15.3.0",
+    "react": "^16.5.0",
     "react-dev-utils": "^0.5.2",
     "react-redux": "^5.0.1",
     "react-router": "^3.0.0",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "whatwg-fetch": "2.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "react": "^15.3.0",
+    "react": "^16.5.0",
     "react-dom": "^15.3.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {