diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Presets/React.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Presets/React.php
index 8ecdeeada17d..347de5fa1580 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Presets/React.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Presets/React.php
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ protected static function updatePackageArray(array $packages)
     {
         return [
             'babel-preset-react' => '^6.23.0',
-            'react' => '^15.4.2',
-            'react-dom' => '^15.4.2',
+            'react' => '^16.2.0',
+            'react-dom' => '^16.2.0',
         ] + Arr::except($packages, ['vue']);
     }