diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 43ea8b6aa08..2c3453ffeb8 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "postcss-loader": "2.0.10",
     "promise": "8.0.1",
     "raf": "3.4.0",
-    "react-dev-utils": "^5.0.0",
+    "react-dev-utils": "^12.0.0",
     "resolve": "1.6.0",
     "sass-loader": "7.0.1",
     "style-loader": "0.19.1",