diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a91e5c514af..d0c559f58c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
     "@ui5/webcomponents": "1.0.0-rc.7",
     "@ui5/webcomponents-fiori": "1.0.0-rc.7",
     "@ui5/webcomponents-icons": "1.0.0-rc.7",
+    "react": "16.8.0",
+    "react-dom": "16.8.0",
     "react-docgen-typescript-loader": "3.7.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -91,9 +93,7 @@
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "prettier": "^2.0.4",
-    "react": "^16.8.6",
     "react-app-polyfill": "^1.0.6",
-    "react-dom": "^16.8.6",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.1",
     "rollup": "^2.6.1",
     "rollup-plugin-strip-banner": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/base/package.json b/packages/base/package.json
index 7cf939a9555..199b23c3ebe 100644
--- a/packages/base/package.json
+++ b/packages/base/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
     "react": "^16.8.0",
     "react-jss": "^10.0.4"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@ui5/webcomponents-base": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   }
diff --git a/packages/main/package.json b/packages/main/package.json
index f7cb5e525d3..2872b791577 100644
--- a/packages/main/package.json
+++ b/packages/main/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
     "react": "^16.8.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.0"
   },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@ui5/webcomponents-base": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "@ui5/webcomponents-icons": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 55b2abbb48d..d0d7bc57a1d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -16765,7 +16765,17 @@ react-docgen@^5.0.0:
     node-dir "^0.1.10"
     strip-indent "^3.0.0"
 
-react-dom@^16.8.3, react-dom@^16.8.6:
+react-dom@16.8.0:
+  version "16.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.8.0.tgz#18f28d4be3571ed206672a267c66dd083145a9c4"
+  integrity sha512-dBzoAGYZpW9Yggp+CzBPC7q1HmWSeRc93DWrwbskmG1eHJWznZB/p0l/Sm+69leIGUS91AXPB/qB3WcPnKx8Sw==
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.1"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    scheduler "^0.13.0"
+
+react-dom@^16.8.3:
   version "16.13.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.13.0.tgz#cdde54b48eb9e8a0ca1b3dc9943d9bb409b81866"
   integrity sha512-y09d2c4cG220DzdlFkPTnVvGTszVvNpC73v+AaLGLHbkpy3SSgvYq8x0rNwPJ/Rk/CicTNgk0hbHNw1gMEZAXg==
@@ -16995,7 +17005,17 @@ react-virtual@2.1.7:
     "@scarf/scarf" "^1.0.0"
     ts-toolbelt "^6.4.2"
 
-react@^16.8.3, react@^16.8.6:
+react@16.8.0:
+  version "16.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.8.0.tgz#8533f0e4af818f448a276eae71681d09e8dd970a"
+  integrity sha512-g+nikW2D48kqgWSPwNo0NH9tIGG3DsQFlrtrQ1kj6W77z5ahyIHG0w8kPpz4Sdj6gyLnz0lEd/xsjOoGge2MYQ==
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.1"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    scheduler "^0.13.0"
+
+react@^16.8.3:
   version "16.13.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.13.0.tgz#d046eabcdf64e457bbeed1e792e235e1b9934cf7"
   integrity sha512-TSavZz2iSLkq5/oiE7gnFzmURKZMltmi193rm5HEoUDAXpzT9Kzw6oNZnGoai/4+fUnm7FqS5dwgUL34TujcWQ==
@@ -18040,6 +18060,14 @@ saxes@^5.0.0:
   dependencies:
     xmlchars "^2.2.0"
 
+scheduler@^0.13.0:
+  version "0.13.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.13.6.tgz#466a4ec332467b31a91b9bf74e5347072e4cd889"
+  integrity sha512-IWnObHt413ucAYKsD9J1QShUKkbKLQQHdxRyw73sw4FN26iWr3DY/H34xGPe4nmL1DwXyWmSWmMrA9TfQbE/XQ==
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.1"
+
 scheduler@^0.19.0:
   version "0.19.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.19.0.tgz#a715d56302de403df742f4a9be11975b32f5698d"