diff --git a/lib/cli/test/fixtures/react_native_scripts/package.json b/lib/cli/test/fixtures/react_native_scripts/package.json
index b59679dbe7f9..f02fe8e37381 100644
--- a/lib/cli/test/fixtures/react_native_scripts/package.json
+++ b/lib/cli/test/fixtures/react_native_scripts/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "expo": "^32.0.0",
-    "react": "16.5.0",
+    "react": "16.9.0",
     "react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-32.0.0.tar.gz"
   },
   "devDependencies": {