diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 3b31c7393..6a92b5650 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "postcss-loader": "2.0.8",
     "promise": "8.0.1",
     "raf": "3.4.0",
-    "react-dev-utils": "4.2.1",
+    "react-dev-utils": "12.0.0",
     "sass-loader": "^6.0.6",
     "source-map-loader": "^0.2.1",
     "style-loader": "0.19.0",