diff --git a/.changeset/stale-baboons-float.md b/.changeset/stale-baboons-float.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51ffe7b741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stale-baboons-float.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'react-select': patch
+---
+
+Make 3rd argument of CommonProps['setValue'] optional.
diff --git a/packages/react-select/src/types.ts b/packages/react-select/src/types.ts
index 1e08ede1ed..2926a715ba 100644
--- a/packages/react-select/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-select/src/types.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export interface CommonProps<
   setValue: (
     newValue: OnChangeValue<Option, IsMulti>,
     action: SetValueAction,
-    option: Option
+    option?: Option
   ) => void;
   theme: Theme;
 }