diff --git a/discoursedb-annotation-ui/src/main/resources/static/package.json b/discoursedb-annotation-ui/src/main/resources/static/package.json
index 00196e46..b5651028 100644
--- a/discoursedb-annotation-ui/src/main/resources/static/package.json
+++ b/discoursedb-annotation-ui/src/main/resources/static/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "babel-core": "^5.8.25",
     "babel-loader": "^5.3.2",
-    "react": "^0.13.3",
+    "react": "^16.13.1",
     "rest": "^1.3.1",
     "sockjs-client": "^1.0.3",
     "stompjs": "^2.3.3",