diff --git a/examples/react-native-expo/package.json b/examples/react-native-expo/package.json
index 0553492638..8084a85a4e 100644
--- a/examples/react-native-expo/package.json
+++ b/examples/react-native-expo/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "base64-js": "^1.3.0",
     "expo": "^32.0.6",
     "preact-render-to-string": "^4.1.0",
-    "react": "16.5.0",
+    "react": "16.11.0",
     "react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-32.0.0.tar.gz",
     "react-native-svg-uri": "gaboelnuevo/react-native-svg-uri#473e4f958e8846cbd5c69ce5cf59753cd5cea748"
   },