diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 374b3cf..b29c82f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "react-syntax-highlighter": "^10.1.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": ">=0.16.0"
+    "react": ">=16.8.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.2.0",