diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 3d946ab488a..b08b4943795 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     "fsevents": "^2.1.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": "^17.0.0",
+    "react": ">= 16",
     "typescript": "^3.2.1"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {