diff --git a/starter-code/package-lock.json b/starter-code/package-lock.json
index 7f5d47897..6df39a7db 100644
--- a/starter-code/package-lock.json
+++ b/starter-code/package-lock.json
@@ -8393,14 +8393,13 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-16.8.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-pC0uMkhLaHm11ZSJULfOBqV4tIZkx87ZLvbbQYunNixAAvjnC+snJCg0XQXn9VIsttVsbZP/H/ewzgsd5fxKXw==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-16.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fglqy3k5E+81pA8s+7K0/T3DBCF0ZDOher1elBFzF7O6arXJgzyu/FW+COxFvAWXJoJN9KIZbT2LXlukwphYTA==",
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         "object-assign": "^4.1.1",
-        "prop-types": "^15.6.2",
-        "scheduler": "^0.13.6"
+        "prop-types": "^15.6.2"
       }
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     "react-dev-utils": {
diff --git a/starter-code/package.json b/starter-code/package.json
index e8f506662..dab70ecf9 100644
--- a/starter-code/package.json
+++ b/starter-code/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "react": "^16.5.2",
+    "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.5.2",
     "react-scripts": "1.1.5"
   },