diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6642b7bfa3..b6ebbf2e8b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "@sentry-internal/eslint-plugin-sdk": "5.27.4",
     "@sentry/typescript": "^5.20.0",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.15",
-    "@types/react": "^16.9.49",
+    "@types/react": "^17.0.0",
     "@types/react-native": "^0.63.18",
     "babel-jest": "^26.1.0",
     "eslint": "^7.6.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ae0b395875..cb797ecba0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1374,10 +1374,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/react" "*"
 
-"@types/react@*", "@types/react@^16.9.49":
-  version "16.9.49"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-16.9.49.tgz#09db021cf8089aba0cdb12a49f8021a69cce4872"
-  integrity sha512-DtLFjSj0OYAdVLBbyjhuV9CdGVHCkHn2R+xr3XkBvK2rS1Y1tkc14XSGjYgm5Fjjr90AxH9tiSzc1pCFMGO06g==
+"@types/react@*", "@types/react@^17.0.0":
+  version "17.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-17.0.0.tgz#5af3eb7fad2807092f0046a1302b7823e27919b8"
+  integrity sha512-aj/L7RIMsRlWML3YB6KZiXB3fV2t41+5RBGYF8z+tAKU43Px8C3cYUZsDvf1/+Bm4FK21QWBrDutu8ZJ/70qOw==
   dependencies:
     "@types/prop-types" "*"
     csstype "^3.0.2"