diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 1c56f4cf583..ae67c24e1ca 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "0.30.0",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "2.28.0",
     "http-proxy-middleware": "0.17.3",
-    "jest": "18.1.0",
+    "jest": "24.0.0",
     "object-assign": "4.1.1",
     "postcss-cssnext": "^2.9.0",
     "postcss-import": "^9.0.0",