diff --git a/packages/jupyter-ai/package.json b/packages/jupyter-ai/package.json
index ab56c8c90..81849d36a 100644
--- a/packages/jupyter-ai/package.json
+++ b/packages/jupyter-ai/package.json
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
     "@mui/icons-material": "^5.11.0",
     "@mui/material": "^5.11.0",
     "date-fns": "^2.29.3",
-    "react": "^18.2.0",
-    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
+    "react": "^17.0.0",
+    "react-dom": "^17.0.0",
     "react-markdown": "^8.0.6",
     "react-syntax-highlighter": "^15.5.0",
     "rehype-katex": "^6.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3302d9924..8099debd7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10389,7 +10389,7 @@ raw-loader@~4.0.0:
     loader-utils "^2.0.0"
     schema-utils "^3.0.0"
 
-react-dom@^17.0.1:
+react-dom@^17.0.0, react-dom@^17.0.1:
   version "17.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-17.0.2.tgz#ecffb6845e3ad8dbfcdc498f0d0a939736502c23"
   integrity sha512-s4h96KtLDUQlsENhMn1ar8t2bEa+q/YAtj8pPPdIjPDGBDIVNsrD9aXNWqspUe6AzKCIG0C1HZZLqLV7qpOBGA==
@@ -10398,14 +10398,6 @@ react-dom@^17.0.1:
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
     scheduler "^0.20.2"
 
-react-dom@^18.2.0:
-  version "18.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-18.2.0.tgz#22aaf38708db2674ed9ada224ca4aa708d821e3d"
-  integrity sha512-6IMTriUmvsjHUjNtEDudZfuDQUoWXVxKHhlEGSk81n4YFS+r/Kl99wXiwlVXtPBtJenozv2P+hxDsw9eA7Xo6g==
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
-    scheduler "^0.23.0"
-
 react-is@^16.13.1, react-is@^16.7.0, react-is@^16.9.0:
   version "16.13.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-16.13.1.tgz#789729a4dc36de2999dc156dd6c1d9c18cea56a4"
@@ -10491,7 +10483,7 @@ react-transition-group@^4.4.5:
     loose-envify "^1.4.0"
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
 
-react@^17.0.1:
+react@^17.0.0, react@^17.0.1:
   version "17.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-17.0.2.tgz#d0b5cc516d29eb3eee383f75b62864cfb6800037"
   integrity sha512-gnhPt75i/dq/z3/6q/0asP78D0u592D5L1pd7M8P+dck6Fu/jJeL6iVVK23fptSUZj8Vjf++7wXA8UNclGQcbA==
@@ -10499,13 +10491,6 @@ react@^17.0.1:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
 
-react@^18.2.0:
-  version "18.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-18.2.0.tgz#555bd98592883255fa00de14f1151a917b5d77d5"
-  integrity sha512-/3IjMdb2L9QbBdWiW5e3P2/npwMBaU9mHCSCUzNln0ZCYbcfTsGbTJrU/kGemdH2IWmB2ioZ+zkxtmq6g09fGQ==
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
-
 read-cmd-shim@3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/read-cmd-shim/-/read-cmd-shim-3.0.0.tgz#62b8c638225c61e6cc607f8f4b779f3b8238f155"
@@ -11015,13 +11000,6 @@ scheduler@^0.20.2:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
 
-scheduler@^0.23.0:
-  version "0.23.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.23.0.tgz#ba8041afc3d30eb206a487b6b384002e4e61fdfe"
-  integrity sha512-CtuThmgHNg7zIZWAXi3AsyIzA3n4xx7aNyjwC2VJldO2LMVDhFK+63xGqq6CsJH4rTAt6/M+N4GhZiDYPx9eUw==
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
-
 schema-utils@^2.6.5, schema-utils@^2.7.0:
   version "2.7.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/schema-utils/-/schema-utils-2.7.1.tgz#1ca4f32d1b24c590c203b8e7a50bf0ea4cd394d7"