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title: Minimum React Version
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## Why This Error Occurred
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Your project is using an old version of `react` or `react-dom` that does not
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meet the suggested minimum version requirement.
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Next.js suggests using, at a minimum, `react@18.2.0` and `react-dom@18.2.0`.
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Older versions of `react` and `react-dom` do work with Next.js, however, they do
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not enable all of Next.js' features.
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For example, the following features are not enabled with old React versions:
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- [Fast Refresh](/docs/architecture/fast-refresh): instantly
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view edits to your app without losing component state
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- Component stack trace in development: see the component tree that lead up to
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an error
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- Hydration mismatch warnings: trace down discrepancies in your React tree that
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cause performance problems
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This list is not exhaustive, but illustrative in the value of upgrading React!
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## Possible Ways to Fix It
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**Via npm**
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```bash filename="Terminal"
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npm upgrade react@latest react-dom@latest
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```
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**Via Yarn**
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```bash filename="Terminal"
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yarn add react@latest react-dom@latest
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```
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**Manually** Open your `package.json` and upgrade `react` and `react-dom`:
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```json filename="package.json"
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{
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"dependencies": {
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"react": "^18.2.0",
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"react-dom": "^18.2.0"
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}
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}
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```
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## Useful Links
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- [Fast Refresh blog post](/blog/next-9-4#fast-refresh)
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- [Fast Refresh docs](/docs/architecture/fast-refresh)
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