diff --git a/src/__tests__/config.test.ts b/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
index 599e36da7..c197b9c3a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
-import { getConfig, configure, resetToDefaults } from '../config';
+import {
+  getConfig,
+  configure,
+  resetToDefaults,
+  configureInternal,
+} from '../config';
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   resetToDefaults();
 });
 
 test('getConfig() returns existing configuration', () => {
+  expect(getConfig().useBreakingChanges).toEqual(false);
   expect(getConfig().asyncUtilTimeout).toEqual(1000);
   expect(getConfig().defaultIncludeHiddenElements).toEqual(true);
 });
@@ -16,6 +22,7 @@ test('configure() overrides existing config values', () => {
     asyncUtilTimeout: 5000,
     defaultDebugOptions: { message: 'debug message' },
     defaultIncludeHiddenElements: true,
+    useBreakingChanges: false,
   });
 });
 
@@ -32,6 +39,16 @@ test('resetToDefaults() resets config to defaults', () => {
   expect(getConfig().defaultIncludeHiddenElements).toEqual(true);
 });
 
+test('resetToDefaults() resets internal config to defaults', () => {
+  configureInternal({
+    useBreakingChanges: true,
+  });
+  expect(getConfig().useBreakingChanges).toEqual(true);
+
+  resetToDefaults();
+  expect(getConfig().useBreakingChanges).toEqual(false);
+});
+
 test('configure handles alias option defaultHidden', () => {
   expect(getConfig().defaultIncludeHiddenElements).toEqual(true);
 
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 0f3a8c22f..64de13d13 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { DebugOptions } from './helpers/debugDeep';
 
+/**
+ * Global configuration options for React Native Testing Library.
+ */
 export type Config = {
   /** Default timeout, in ms, for `waitFor` and `findBy*` queries. */
   asyncUtilTimeout: number;
@@ -16,13 +19,22 @@ export type ConfigAliasOptions = {
   defaultHidden: boolean;
 };
 
-const defaultConfig: Config = {
+export type InternalConfig = Config & {
+  /** Whether to use breaking changes intended for next major version release. */
+  useBreakingChanges: boolean;
+};
+
+const defaultConfig: InternalConfig = {
+  useBreakingChanges: false,
   asyncUtilTimeout: 1000,
   defaultIncludeHiddenElements: true,
 };
 
 let config = { ...defaultConfig };
 
+/**
+ * Configure global options for React Native Testing Library.
+ */
 export function configure(options: Partial<Config & ConfigAliasOptions>) {
   const { defaultHidden, ...restOptions } = options;
 
@@ -38,6 +50,13 @@ export function configure(options: Partial<Config & ConfigAliasOptions>) {
   };
 }
 
+export function configureInternal(option: Partial<InternalConfig>) {
+  config = {
+    ...config,
+    ...option,
+  };
+}
+
 export function resetToDefaults() {
   config = { ...defaultConfig };
 }