diff --git a/packages/payload/src/index.ts b/packages/payload/src/index.ts
index 6749861b593..72c31cd36d5 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/index.ts
@@ -469,6 +469,11 @@ export class BasePayload {
             ],
             targetVersionDependency: 'payload',
           },
+          {
+            name: 'react',
+            dependencies: ['react', 'react-dom'],
+            targetVersionDependency: 'react',
+          },
         ],
         dependencyVersions: {
           next: {