diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 7a585f4305..5877a564e8 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 		"@ibm/telemetry-js": "^1.8.0"
 	},
 	"peerDependencies": {
-		"react": "17.0.1 || ^18.2.0",
-		"react-dom": "^17.0.1 || ^18.2.0"
+		"react": "^16.8.6 || ^17.0.1 || ^18.2.0",
+		"react-dom": "^16.8.6 || ^17.0.1 || ^18.2.0"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@playwright/test": "^1.49.0",