diff --git a/examples/demo/package.json b/examples/demo/package.json
index bc276e5..397f221 100644
--- a/examples/demo/package.json
+++ b/examples/demo/package.json
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
     "@mdx-js/react": "^1.5.9",
     "@mdxp/components": "^0.2.1",
     "@mdxp/core": "^0.2.5",
-    "react": "^16.13.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
+    "react": "^18.2.0",
+    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "theme-ui": "^0.3.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f00a9ee..f8a3c97 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
     "husky": "^4.3.0",
     "lerna": "^3.22.1",
     "lint-staged": "^10.4.0",
-    "react": "^16.13.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
+    "react": "^18.2.0",
+    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "stringify-object": "^3.3.0",
     "theme-ui": "^0.3.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/components/package.json b/packages/components/package.json
index 718c5a2..add51fc 100644
--- a/packages/components/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/package.json
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@mdxp/core": "^0.2.1",
-    "react": "^16.13.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
+    "react": "^18.2.0",
+    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "theme-ui": "^0.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 36d96b1..4078173 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@mdx-js/react": "^1.5.8",
-    "react": "^16.13.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
+    "react": "^18.2.0",
+    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "theme-ui": "^0.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/webpack/template/package.json b/packages/webpack/template/package.json
index e0b1dc8..49b0d14 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/template/package.json
+++ b/packages/webpack/template/package.json
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
     "@mdx-js/react": "^1.5.9",
     "@mdxp/components": "^0.2.1",
     "@mdxp/core": "^0.2.3",
-    "react": "^16.13.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
+    "react": "^18.2.0",
+    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "theme-ui": "^0.3.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a9688fe..171f921 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -14763,15 +14763,13 @@ react-docgen@^4.1.1:
     node-dir "^0.1.10"
     recast "^0.17.3"
 
-react-dom@^16.13.1:
-  version "16.13.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.13.1.tgz#c1bd37331a0486c078ee54c4740720993b2e0e7f"
-  integrity sha512-81PIMmVLnCNLO/fFOQxdQkvEq/+Hfpv24XNJfpyZhTRfO0QcmQIF/PgCa1zCOj2w1hrn12MFLyaJ/G0+Mxtfag==
+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"
-    object-assign "^4.1.1"
-    prop-types "^15.6.2"
-    scheduler "^0.19.1"
+    scheduler "^0.23.0"
 
 react-error-overlay@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
@@ -14971,7 +14969,7 @@ react-style-singleton@^2.1.0:
     invariant "^2.2.4"
     tslib "^1.0.0"
 
-react@^16.13.1, react@^16.8.0:
+react@^16.8.0:
   version "16.13.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.13.1.tgz#2e818822f1a9743122c063d6410d85c1e3afe48e"
   integrity sha512-YMZQQq32xHLX0bz5Mnibv1/LHb3Sqzngu7xstSM+vrkE5Kzr9xE0yMByK5kMoTK30YVJE61WfbxIFFvfeDKT1w==
@@ -14980,6 +14978,13 @@ react@^16.13.1, react@^16.8.0:
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
     prop-types "^15.6.2"
 
+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-chunk@^3.2.0:
   version "3.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/read-chunk/-/read-chunk-3.2.0.tgz#2984afe78ca9bfbbdb74b19387bf9e86289c16ca"
@@ -16104,6 +16109,13 @@ scheduler@^0.19.1:
     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@^0.4.5:
   version "0.4.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/schema-utils/-/schema-utils-0.4.7.tgz#ba74f597d2be2ea880131746ee17d0a093c68187"