diff --git a/react.gradle b/react.gradle
index 2e9d8e51fb61b3..6644639a5dcfb3 100644
--- a/react.gradle
+++ b/react.gradle
@@ -464,3 +464,17 @@ afterEvaluate {
         }
     }
 }
+
+// Patch needed for https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35210
+// This is a patch to short-circuit the "+" dependencies inside the
+// users' app/build.gradle file and the various .gradle files of libraries.
+// As using plain "+" dependencies causes Gradle to always download the latest,
+// this logic forces Gradle to use latest release in the minor series.
+project.rootProject.allprojects {
+    configurations.all {
+        resolutionStrategy {
+            force "com.facebook.react:react-native:0.69.+"
+            force "com.facebook.react:hermes-engine:0.69.+"
+        }
+    }
+}
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