diff --git a/templates/app/package.json b/templates/app/package.json
index 05c413f3..5b63f87d 100644
--- a/templates/app/package.json
+++ b/templates/app/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "history": "^3.0.0",
-    "react": "^15.3.0",
+    "react": "^16.5.0",
     "react-app": "^1.1.2",
-    "react-dom": "^15.3.0",
+    "react-dom": "^16.5.0",
     "react-redux": "^4.4.5",
     "redux": "^3.5.2",
     "whatwg-fetch": "^1.0.0"