diff --git a/examples/react-native/package.json b/examples/react-native/package.json
index 5ed027b0e4d6..d1c686fd8e9d 100644
--- a/examples/react-native/package.json
+++ b/examples/react-native/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "react": "16.0.0",
-    "react-native": "^0.51.0"
+    "react-native": "^0.59.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-jest": "*",