diff --git a/template/default/SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK.env b/template/default/SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d910f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/default/SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template/default/package.json b/template/default/package.json
index 85977b6..321be31 100644
--- a/template/default/package.json
+++ b/template/default/package.json
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "prop-types": "^15.5.4",
-    "react": "^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0",
-    "react-dom": "^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0"
+    "react": "^^16.8.0",
+    "react-dom": "^^16.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.10.0",
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "^3.1.0",
     "gh-pages": "^1.2.0",
-    "react": "^16.4.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.4.1",
-    "react-scripts": "^1.1.4",
+    "react": "^16.8.3",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8.3",
+    "react-scripts": "^2.1.5",
     "rollup": "^0.64.1",
     "rollup-plugin-babel": "^4.0.1",
     "rollup-plugin-commonjs": "^9.1.3",
diff --git a/template/typescript/example/SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK.env b/template/typescript/example/SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d910f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/typescript/example/SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template/typescript/example/package.json b/template/typescript/example/package.json
index 001944b..b865159 100644
--- a/template/typescript/example/package.json
+++ b/template/typescript/example/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
-    "react": "^16.4.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.4.1",
-    "react-scripts": "^1.1.4",
+    "react": "file:../node_modules/react",
+    "react-dom": "file:../node_modules/react-dom",
+    "react-scripts": "file:../node_modules/react-scripts",
     "{{name}}": "{{#if yarn}}link:..{{else}}file:..{{/if}}"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/template/typescript/package.json b/template/typescript/package.json
index e433920..c129b4b 100644
--- a/template/typescript/package.json
+++ b/template/typescript/package.json
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
   "dependencies": {},
   "peerDependencies": {
     "prop-types": "^15.5.4",
-    "react": "^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0",
-    "react-dom": "^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0"
+    "react": "^^16.8.0",
+    "react-dom": "^^16.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^16.0.5",
     "cross-env": "^5.1.4",
     "gh-pages": "^1.2.0",
-    "react": "^16.4.1",
-    "react-dom": "^16.4.1",
+    "react": "^16.8.3",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8.3",
     "react-scripts-ts": "^2.16.0",
     "rollup": "^0.62.0",
     "rollup-plugin-babel": "^4.0.1",