diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index e6753766c1916b381a779690d8f0449a3bf93508..348c3aa2ab5b232bdf6bf6a552e059df22a233e0 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "babel-preset-react-native-stage-0": "^1.0.1",
-    "react": "15.4.1",
-    "react-native": "0.38.0",
+    "react": "16.0.0",
+    "react-native": "0.51.0",
     "react-native-notifications": "../"
   },
   "babel": {