diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c73cf39b0c9d81..624fb005b9c4ba 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ parameters:
     description: The dist-tag of react to be used
     type: string
     default: stable
+  react-specific-version:
+    description: The specific version of react to be used
+    type: string
+    default: ''  
   workflow:
     description: The name of the workflow to run
     type: string
@@ -26,6 +30,10 @@ defaults: &defaults
       description: The dist-tag of react to be used
       type: string
       default: << pipeline.parameters.react-dist-tag >>
+    react-specific-version:
+      description: The specific version of react to be used
+      type: string
+      default: << pipeline.parameters.react-specific-version >>
     test-gate:
       description: A particular type of tests that should be run
       type: string
@@ -40,6 +48,7 @@ defaults: &defaults
     # expose it globally otherwise we have to thread it from each job to the install command
     BROWSERSTACK_FORCE: << pipeline.parameters.browserstack-force >>
     REACT_DIST_TAG: << parameters.react-dist-tag >>
+    REACT_SPECIFIC_VERSION: << parameters.react-specific-version >>
     TEST_GATE: << parameters.test-gate >>
     AWS_REGION_ARTIFACTS: eu-central-1
   working_directory: /tmp/material-ui
@@ -75,6 +84,10 @@ commands:
             node scripts/use-react-dist-tag
             # log a patch for maintainers who want to check out this change
             git --no-pager diff HEAD
+      - run:
+          name: Resolve react specific version if set
+          command: |
+            node scripts/use-react-version  
       - restore_cache:
           name: Restore yarn cache
           keys:
@@ -822,6 +835,24 @@ workflows:
       equal: [profile, << pipeline.parameters.workflow >>]
     jobs:
       - test_profile
+  react-17:
+    triggers:
+      - schedule:
+          cron: '10 13 * * *'
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - master
+                - core/add-react-17-night-build
+    jobs:
+      - test_unit:
+          react-specific-version: 17.0.2
+      - test_browser:
+          react-specific-version: 17.0.2
+      - test_regressions:
+          react-specific-version: 17.0.2
+      - test_e2e:
+          react-specific-version: 17.0.2 
   react-next:
     triggers:
       - schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-label-added.yml b/.github/workflows/check-label-added.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9717c6cc26a74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-label-added.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Check if PR has label
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
+
+jobs:
+  test-label-applied:
+  # Tests that label is added on the PR
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: mnajdova/github-action-required-labels@v2.0
+        with:
+          mode: minimum
+          count: 1
+          labels: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/no-response.yml b/.github/workflows/no-response.yml
index 496dce78ac0f97..40be2bbfda4f66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/no-response.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/no-response.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ jobs:
           # Comment to post when closing an Issue for lack of response. Set to `false` to disable
           closeComment: >
             Since the issue is missing key information and has been inactive for 7 days, it has been automatically closed.
-            If you wish to see the issue reopened, please provide the missing information.
\ No newline at end of file
+            If you wish to see the issue reopened, please provide the missing information.
diff --git a/scripts/use-react-version.js b/scripts/use-react-version.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..641523750c19fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/use-react-version.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+/**
+ * Given the dist tag fetch the corresponding
+ * version and make sure this version is used throughout the repository.
+ *
+ * If you work on this file:
+ * WARNING: This script can only use built-in modules since it has to run before
+ * `yarn install`
+ */
+const fs = require('fs');
+const os = require('os');
+const path = require('path');
+
+// packages published from the react monorepo per version
+const versionsSupported = {
+  '17.0.2': {
+    react: '17.0.2',
+    'react-dom': '17.0.2',
+    'react-is': '17.0.2',
+    'react-test-renderer': '17.0.2',
+    scheduler: '0.20.2',
+  },
+};
+
+const devDependencies = {
+  '17.0.2': {
+    '@mnajdova/enzyme-adapter-react-18': 'npm:@eps1lon/enzyme-adapter-react-17',
+    '@testing-library/react': '12.1.5',
+  },
+};
+
+async function main(options) {
+  const { reactVersion } = options;
+
+  if (typeof reactVersion !== 'string') {
+    throw new TypeError(`expected reactVersion: string but got '${reactVersion}'`);
+  }
+
+  if (reactVersion === '') {
+    // do nothing
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!versionsSupported[reactVersion]) {
+    console.log(
+      `This version is not supported. This is the list of all supported versions: ${Object.keys(
+        versionsSupported,
+      )}`,
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const packageJsonPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../package.json');
+  const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, { encoding: 'utf8' }));
+
+  const reactPackageNames = versionsSupported[reactVersion];
+
+  await Promise.all(
+    Object.keys(reactPackageNames).map(async (reactPackageName) => {
+      packageJson.resolutions[reactPackageName] = reactPackageNames[reactPackageName];
+    }),
+  );
+
+  packageJson.devDependencies['@mnajdova/enzyme-adapter-react-18'] =
+    devDependencies[reactVersion]['@mnajdova/enzyme-adapter-react-18'];
+  packageJson.devDependencies['@testing-library/react'] =
+    devDependencies[reactVersion]['@testing-library/react'];
+
+  // add newline for clean diff
+  fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, `${JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2)}${os.EOL}`);
+}
+
+const [reactVersion = process.env.REACT_SPECIFIC_VERSION] = process.argv.slice(2);
+main({ reactVersion }).catch((error) => {
+  console.error(error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});