diff --git a/lib/react-native-version.js b/lib/react-native-version.js
index 41844be4..082570f0 100644
--- a/lib/react-native-version.js
+++ b/lib/react-native-version.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { pathOr, is } = require('ramda')
 
 // the default React Native version for this boilerplate
-const REACT_NATIVE_VERSION = '0.57.7'
+const REACT_NATIVE_VERSION = '0.57.8'
 
 // where the version lives under gluegun
 const pathToVersion = ['parameters', 'options', 'react-native-version']