diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
index 2a4acc39..0c3411e9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/rules/react.js
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     react: {
       pragma: 'React',
-      version: '16.0'
+      version: 'detect',
     },
     propWrapperFunctions: [
       'forbidExtraProps', // https://www.npmjs.com/package/airbnb-prop-types