diff --git a/packages/js/block-templates/package.json b/packages/js/block-templates/package.json
index c13a38fb85d..c2f371a1f04 100644
--- a/packages/js/block-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/js/block-templates/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 		"@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.2",
 		"@testing-library/react-hooks": "^8.0.1",
 		"@types/jest": "^27.4.1",
+		"@types/react": "^17.0.2",
 		"@types/testing-library__jest-dom": "^5.14.3",
 		"@types/wordpress__block-editor": "^7.0.0",
 		"@types/wordpress__blocks": "^11.0.7",
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@
 		"jest-cli": "^27.5.1",
 		"postcss": "^8.4.7",
 		"postcss-loader": "^4.3.0",
+		"react": "^17.0.2",
+		"react-dom": "^17.0.2",
 		"rimraf": "^3.0.2",
 		"sass-loader": "^10.2.1",
 		"ts-jest": "^27.1.3",
@@ -75,5 +78,10 @@
 		"start": "concurrently \"tsc --project tsconfig.json --watch\" \"tsc --project tsconfig-cjs.json --watch\" \"webpack --watch\"",
 		"prepack": "pnpm run clean && pnpm run build",
 		"lint:fix": "eslint src --fix"
+	},
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"@types/react": "^17.0.2",
+		"react": "^17.0.2",
+		"react-dom": "^17.0.2"
 	}
 }