diff --git a/examples/discovery-search-app/package.json b/examples/discovery-search-app/package.json
index d20ee8fb3..7ccf48fd0 100644
--- a/examples/discovery-search-app/package.json
+++ b/examples/discovery-search-app/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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     "node-polyfill-webpack-plugin": "^3.0.0",
     "proper-url-join": "^2.1.1",
-    "react": "^17.0.2",
+    "react": "^18.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -51,5 +51,10 @@
     "moduleNameMapper": {
       "^axios$": "axios/dist/node/axios.cjs"
     }
+  },
+  "overrides": {
+    "carbon-components-react": {
+      "react": "^18.0.0"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 105c85a09..c130e21c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
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     "proper-url-join": "^2.1.1",
     "raw-loader": "^4.0.2",
-    "react": "^17.0.2",
+    "react": "^18.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
     "seedrandom": "^3.0.5",
     "source-map-explorer": "2.5.3",
diff --git a/packages/discovery-react-components/package.json b/packages/discovery-react-components/package.json
index d7ffa8318..473782419 100644
--- a/packages/discovery-react-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/discovery-react-components/package.json
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
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     "madge": "^6.1.0",
     "marked": "^11.1.1",
-    "react": "^17.0.2",
-    "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
+    "react": "^18.0.0",
+    "react-dom": "^18.0.0",
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     "sass-embedded": "^1.70.0",
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a2351ca94..772fc6563 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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     pdfjs-dist: "npm:2.6.347"
-    react: "npm:^17.0.2"
-    react-dom: "npm:^17.0.2"
+    react: "npm:^18.0.0"
+    react-dom: "npm:^18.0.0"
     react-error-boundary: "npm:^1.2.5"
     react-resize-detector: "npm:^4.2.3"
     react-scripts: "npm:^5.0.1"
@@ -11483,7 +11483,7 @@ __metadata:
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     node-polyfill-webpack-plugin: "npm:^3.0.0"
     proper-url-join: "npm:^2.1.1"
-    react: "npm:^17.0.2"
+    react: "npm:^18.0.2"
     react-dom: "npm:^17.0.2"
     react-scripts: "npm:^5.0.1"
     start-server-and-test: "npm:^2.0.3"
@@ -21774,6 +21774,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"react-dom@npm:^18.0.0":
+  version: 18.2.0
+  resolution: "react-dom@npm:18.2.0"
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify: "npm:^1.1.0"
+    scheduler: "npm:^0.23.0"
+  peerDependencies:
+    react: ^18.2.0
+  checksum: 66dfc5f93e13d0674e78ef41f92ed21dfb80f9c4ac4ac25a4b51046d41d4d2186abc915b897f69d3d0ebbffe6184e7c5876f2af26bfa956f179225d921be713a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "react-element-to-jsx-string@npm:^15.0.0":
   version: 15.0.0
   resolution: "react-element-to-jsx-string@npm:15.0.0"
@@ -22111,13 +22123,12 @@ __metadata:
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-  version: 17.0.2
-  resolution: "react@npm:17.0.2"
+"react@npm:^18.0.0, react@npm:^18.0.2":
+  version: 18.2.0
+  resolution: "react@npm:18.2.0"
   dependencies:
     loose-envify: "npm:^1.1.0"
-    object-assign: "npm:^4.1.1"
-  checksum: 07ae8959acf1596f0550685102fd6097d461a54a4fd46a50f88a0cd7daaa97fdd6415de1dcb4bfe0da6aa43221a6746ce380410fa848acc60f8ac41f6649c148
+  checksum: b562d9b569b0cb315e44b48099f7712283d93df36b19a39a67c254c6686479d3980b7f013dc931f4a5a3ae7645eae6386b4aa5eea933baa54ecd0f9acb0902b8
   languageName: node
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@@ -22963,7 +22974,7 @@ __metadata:
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     proper-url-join: "npm:^2.1.1"
     raw-loader: "npm:^4.0.2"
-    react: "npm:^17.0.2"
+    react: "npm:^18.0.2"
     react-dom: "npm:^17.0.2"
     seedrandom: "npm:^3.0.5"
     source-map-explorer: "npm:2.5.3"
@@ -23347,6 +23358,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"scheduler@npm:^0.23.0":
+  version: 0.23.0
+  resolution: "scheduler@npm:0.23.0"
+  dependencies:
+    loose-envify: "npm:^1.1.0"
+  checksum: b777f7ca0115e6d93e126ac490dbd82642d14983b3079f58f35519d992fa46260be7d6e6cede433a92db70306310c6f5f06e144f0e40c484199e09c1f7be53dd
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "schema-utils@npm:2.7.0":
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   resolution: "schema-utils@npm:2.7.0"