diff --git a/packages/create-onchain/templates/minikit-snake/package.json b/packages/create-onchain/templates/minikit-snake/package.json
index e95e544abf..4840f543ae 100644
--- a/packages/create-onchain/templates/minikit-snake/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-onchain/templates/minikit-snake/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "@farcaster/frame-sdk": "^0.0.60",
     "@upstash/redis": "^1.34.4",
     "next": "^15.3.3",
-    "react": "^18",
+    "react": "^19.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5",
     "viem": "^2.27.2",