diff --git a/explorer/package.json b/explorer/package.json
index 3e311c7b..901bafe8 100644
--- a/explorer/package.json
+++ b/explorer/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     "markdown-it-sub": "^1.0.0",
     "markdown-it-sup": "^1.0.0",
     "qunit-dom": "^1.6.0",
-    "react": "^16.12.0",
+    "react": "^17.0.1",
     "react-is": "^16.12.0",
     "storybook-addon-designs": "^5.4.2",
     "typescript": "^4.1.2"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 34e6a8f1..e90f733e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -17122,14 +17122,13 @@ react@16.13.1:
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
 
-react@^16.12.0:
-  version "16.14.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.14.0.tgz#94d776ddd0aaa37da3eda8fc5b6b18a4c9a3114d"
-  integrity sha512-0X2CImDkJGApiAlcf0ODKIneSwBPhqJawOa5wCtKbu7ZECrmS26NvtSILynQ66cgkT/RJ4LidJOc3bUESwmU8g==
+react@^17.0.1:
+  version "17.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-17.0.1.tgz#6e0600416bd57574e3f86d92edba3d9008726127"
+  integrity sha512-lG9c9UuMHdcAexXtigOZLX8exLWkW0Ku29qPRU8uhF2R9BN96dLCt0psvzPLlHc5OWkgymP3qwTRgbnw5BKx3w==
   dependencies:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
-    prop-types "^15.6.2"
 
 reactcss@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.3"