diff --git a/packages/explat-client-react-helpers/package.json b/packages/explat-client-react-helpers/package.json
index 5d2c71e938a6c..b9b6d9dcc8113 100644
--- a/packages/explat-client-react-helpers/package.json
+++ b/packages/explat-client-react-helpers/package.json
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@automattic/explat-client": "workspace:^",
-		"react": ">=16.8",
+		"react": ">=16.8 <18",
 		"tslib": ">=2.3.0"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@automattic/calypso-polyfills": "workspace:^",
 		"@automattic/calypso-typescript-config": "workspace:^",
 		"@testing-library/react": "^12.1.3",
-		"@testing-library/react-hooks": "7.0.2",
-		"react-dom": ">=16.8",
-		"typescript": ">=4.5.5"
+		"@testing-library/react-hooks": "^7.0.2",
+		"typescript": "^4.5.5"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 62c75eeb4a61e..ed685a43fc960 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -572,11 +572,10 @@ __metadata:
     "@automattic/calypso-typescript-config": "workspace:^"
     "@automattic/explat-client": "workspace:^"
     "@testing-library/react": ^12.1.3
-    "@testing-library/react-hooks": 7.0.2
-    react: ">=16.8"
-    react-dom: ">=16.8"
+    "@testing-library/react-hooks": ^7.0.2
+    react: ">=16.8 <18"
     tslib: ">=2.3.0"
-    typescript: ">=4.5.5"
+    typescript: ^4.5.5
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   linkType: soft
 
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   linkType: hard
 
-"@testing-library/react-hooks@npm:7.0.2":
+"@testing-library/react-hooks@npm:7.0.2, @testing-library/react-hooks@npm:^7.0.2":
   version: 7.0.2
   resolution: "@testing-library/react-hooks@npm:7.0.2"
   dependencies:
@@ -30443,18 +30442,6 @@ fsevents@~2.1.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"react-dom@npm:>=16.8":
-  version: 18.0.0
-  resolution: "react-dom@npm:18.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify: ^1.1.0
-    scheduler: ^0.21.0
-  peerDependencies:
-    react: ^18.0.0
-  checksum: 78aa393ab4ae35f7266ba5cd761ebd35cab8375f63051bda2bb97a27be2622dbd661b24b32b8e55f9365aa027e732251e7d0d754c755f8efb6bd38a72ba03df8
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "react-dom@npm:^16.13.1":
   version: 16.13.1
   resolution: "react-dom@npm:16.13.1"
@@ -31043,7 +31030,7 @@ fsevents@~2.1.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"react@npm:17.0.2, react@npm:^17.0.1, react@npm:^17.0.2":
+"react@npm:17.0.2, react@npm:>=16.8 <18, react@npm:^17.0.1, react@npm:^17.0.2":
   version: 17.0.2
   resolution: "react@npm:17.0.2"
   dependencies:
@@ -31053,15 +31040,6 @@ fsevents@~2.1.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"react@npm:>=16.8":
-  version: 18.0.0
-  resolution: "react@npm:18.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify: ^1.1.0
-  checksum: cf55bc7b4315f54321d04cb0b69241c4973a5182d679551b3e6c3f57b312a4fdeac05038ca9502d48ea4d040d7550b0b7f07b3872a19589a5995ee899cc19d2b
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "react@npm:^16.13.1":
   version: 16.13.1
   resolution: "react@npm:16.13.1"
@@ -33269,15 +33247,6 @@ resolve@^2.0.0-next.3:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"scheduler@npm:^0.21.0":
-  version: 0.21.0
-  resolution: "scheduler@npm:0.21.0"
-  dependencies:
-    loose-envify: ^1.1.0
-  checksum: 083a9a0c83f4923f7f5bb28d8bcf13cff42c90f4303bc187166520fcfc576c97e946d426c707d5a9c0aa0a655819605dd0c741467c626824bbf191251c126f1b
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
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   version: 2.7.0
   resolution: "schema-utils@npm:2.7.0"
@@ -36508,7 +36477,7 @@ testarmada-magellan@11.0.10:
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-"typescript@npm:>=4.5.5, typescript@npm:^4.5.5":
+"typescript@npm:^4.5.5":
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   resolution: "typescript@npm:4.6.3"
   bin:
@@ -36518,7 +36487,7 @@ testarmada-magellan@11.0.10:
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-"typescript@patch:typescript@>=4.5.5#~builtin<compat/typescript>, typescript@patch:typescript@^4.5.5#~builtin<compat/typescript>":
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   resolution: "typescript@patch:typescript@npm%3A4.6.3#~builtin<compat/typescript>::version=4.6.3&hash=493e53"
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