diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index acc17c55..d7df2ee4 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "clean": "rimraf --glob dist types '*.tsbuildinfo'"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": ">=16.8.0"
+    "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@videojs/core": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/packages/store/package.json b/packages/store/package.json
index 4a9dccc0..882977d9 100644
--- a/packages/store/package.json
+++ b/packages/store/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@videojs/element": "workspace:*",
-    "react": ">=16.8.0"
+    "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "@videojs/element": {