diff --git a/petals/package.json b/petals/package.json
index 51dc8f3..25f6e08 100644
--- a/petals/package.json
+++ b/petals/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.9",
     "@types/material-ui": "^0.21.5",
     "@types/node": "^11.9.6",
-    "@types/react": "^16.8.6",
+    "@types/react": "^16.9.26",
     "@types/react-dom": "^16.0.11",
     "@types/react-redux": "^7.0.1",
     "@types/react-router-dom": "^4.3.1",
diff --git a/petals/yarn.lock b/petals/yarn.lock
index 60ba9e3..866038b 100644
--- a/petals/yarn.lock
+++ b/petals/yarn.lock
@@ -920,10 +920,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/react" "*"
 
-"@types/react@*", "@types/react@^16.8.6":
-  version "16.8.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-16.8.6.tgz#fa1de3fe56cc9b6afeddc73d093d7f30fd5e31cc"
-  integrity sha512-bN9qDjEMltmHrl0PZRI4IF2AbB7V5UlRfG+OOduckVnRQ4VzXVSzy/1eLAh778IEqhTnW0mmgL9yShfinNverA==
+"@types/react@*", "@types/react@^16.9.26":
+  version "16.9.26"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/react/-/react-16.9.26.tgz#1e55803e468f5393413e29033538cc9aaed6cec9"
+  integrity sha512-dGuSM+B0Pq1MKXYUMlUQWeS6Jj9IhSAUf9v8Ikaimj+YhkBcQrihWBkmyEhK/1fzkJTwZQkhZp5YhmWa2CH+Rw==
   dependencies:
     "@types/prop-types" "*"
     csstype "^2.2.0"