diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index f9beba6b..a059046e 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     "griffith": "^1.12.0",
     "query-string": "^6.3.0",
     "raf": "^3.4.1",
-    "react": "16.4.2",
-    "react-dom": "16.4.2",
+    "react": "^16.8",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8",
     "react-hot-loader": "^4.3.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/griffith-hls/package.json b/packages/griffith-hls/package.json
index b766b34a..a90b56e8 100644
--- a/packages/griffith-hls/package.json
+++ b/packages/griffith-hls/package.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
     "build": "rollup -c ../../rollup.config.js"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": ">=16.3.0 <17.0.0",
-    "react-dom": ">=16.3.0 <17.0.0"
+    "react": "^16.8 || ^17",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8 || ^17"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "hls.js": "0.7.11"
diff --git a/packages/griffith-mp4/package.json b/packages/griffith-mp4/package.json
index 099b2cf4..32b7f8d2 100644
--- a/packages/griffith-mp4/package.json
+++ b/packages/griffith-mp4/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
     "read-chunk": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": ">=16.3.0 <17.0.0",
-    "react-dom": ">=16.3.0 <17.0.0"
+    "react": "^16.8 || ^17",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8 || ^17"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "griffith-utils": "^1.11.0",
diff --git a/packages/griffith-standalone/package.json b/packages/griffith-standalone/package.json
index 8828933d..3770290b 100644
--- a/packages/griffith-standalone/package.json
+++ b/packages/griffith-standalone/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.5",
     "griffith": "^1.12.0",
-    "react": "16.4.2",
-    "react-dom": "16.4.2"
+    "react": "^16.8",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/griffith/package.json b/packages/griffith/package.json
index d9b52261..8d26cdb1 100644
--- a/packages/griffith/package.json
+++ b/packages/griffith/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
     "build": "rollup -c ../../rollup.config.js"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": ">=16.3.0 <17.0.0",
-    "react-dom": ">=16.3.0 <17.0.0"
+    "react": "^16.8 || ^17",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8 || ^17"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "aphrodite": "2.3.1",
diff --git a/website/package.json b/website/package.json
index 98848069..18574085 100644
--- a/website/package.json
+++ b/website/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "gatsby-transformer-remark": "^2.3.11",
     "griffith": "^1.12.0",
     "normalize.css": "^8.0.1",
-    "react": "16.4.2",
-    "react-dom": "16.4.2",
+    "react": "^16.8",
+    "react-dom": "^16.8",
     "react-helmet": "^5.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e875b365..c72f70e0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6161,7 +6161,7 @@ fbjs-css-vars@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fbjs-css-vars/-/fbjs-css-vars-1.0.2.tgz#216551136ae02fe255932c3ec8775f18e2c078b8"
   integrity sha512-b2XGFAFdWZWg0phtAWLHCk836A1Xann+I+Dgd3Gk64MHKZO44FfoD1KxyvbSh0qZsIoXQGGlVztIY+oitJPpRQ==
 
-fbjs@^0.8.0, fbjs@^0.8.16:
+fbjs@^0.8.0:
   version "0.8.17"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fbjs/-/fbjs-0.8.17.tgz#c4d598ead6949112653d6588b01a5cdcd9f90fdd"
   integrity sha1-xNWY6taUkRJlPWWIsBpc3Nn5D90=
@@ -11873,7 +11873,7 @@ promzard@^0.3.0:
   dependencies:
     read "1"
 
-prop-types@^15.5.4, prop-types@^15.6.0, prop-types@^15.6.1, prop-types@^15.6.2, prop-types@^15.7.2:
+prop-types@^15.5.4, prop-types@^15.6.1, prop-types@^15.6.2, prop-types@^15.7.2:
   version "15.7.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.7.2.tgz#52c41e75b8c87e72b9d9360e0206b99dcbffa6c5"
   integrity sha512-8QQikdH7//R2vurIJSutZ1smHYTcLpRWEOlHnzcWHmBYrOGUysKwSsrC89BCiFj3CbrfJ/nXFdJepOVrY1GCHQ==
@@ -12141,15 +12141,15 @@ react-dev-utils@^4.2.1:
     strip-ansi "3.0.1"
     text-table "0.2.0"
 
-react-dom@16.4.2:
-  version "16.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.4.2.tgz#4afed569689f2c561d2b8da0b819669c38a0bda4"
-  integrity sha512-Usl73nQqzvmJN+89r97zmeUpQDKDlh58eX6Hbs/ERdDHzeBzWy+ENk7fsGQ+5KxArV1iOFPT46/VneklK9zoWw==
+react-dom@^16.8:
+  version "16.14.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dom/-/react-dom-16.14.0.tgz#7ad838ec29a777fb3c75c3a190f661cf92ab8b89"
+  integrity sha512-1gCeQXDLoIqMgqD3IO2Ah9bnf0w9kzhwN5q4FGnHZ67hBm9yePzB5JJAIQCc8x3pFnNlwFq4RidZggNAAkzWWw==
   dependencies:
-    fbjs "^0.8.16"
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
-    prop-types "^15.6.0"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    scheduler "^0.19.1"
 
 react-error-overlay@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
@@ -12209,15 +12209,14 @@ react-test-renderer@^16.0.0-0:
     react-is "^16.8.4"
     scheduler "^0.13.4"
 
-react@16.4.2:
-  version "16.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.4.2.tgz#2cd90154e3a9d9dd8da2991149fdca3c260e129f"
-  integrity sha512-dMv7YrbxO4y2aqnvA7f/ik9ibeLSHQJTI6TrYAenPSaQ6OXfb+Oti+oJiy8WBxgRzlKatYqtCjphTgDSCEiWFg==
+react@^16.8:
+  version "16.14.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.14.0.tgz#94d776ddd0aaa37da3eda8fc5b6b18a4c9a3114d"
+  integrity sha512-0X2CImDkJGApiAlcf0ODKIneSwBPhqJawOa5wCtKbu7ZECrmS26NvtSILynQ66cgkT/RJ4LidJOc3bUESwmU8g==
   dependencies:
-    fbjs "^0.8.16"
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
-    prop-types "^15.6.0"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
 
 read-chunk@^3.0.0:
   version "3.1.0"
@@ -12957,6 +12956,14 @@ scheduler@^0.13.4, scheduler@^0.13.6:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
 
+scheduler@^0.19.1:
+  version "0.19.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.19.1.tgz#4f3e2ed2c1a7d65681f4c854fa8c5a1ccb40f196"
+  integrity sha512-n/zwRWRYSUj0/3g/otKDRPMh6qv2SYMWNq85IEa8iZyAv8od9zDYpGSnpBEjNgcMNq6Scbu5KfIPxNF72R/2EA==
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify "^1.1.0"
+    object-assign "^4.1.1"
+
 schema-utils@^0.4.0, schema-utils@^0.4.4, schema-utils@^0.4.5:
   version "0.4.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/schema-utils/-/schema-utils-0.4.7.tgz#ba74f597d2be2ea880131746ee17d0a093c68187"