diff --git a/.changeset/clever-zebras-mate.md b/.changeset/clever-zebras-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5832f7649f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clever-zebras-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@apollo/client": major
+---
+
+Drop support for React 16.
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4b1adebcaf..a7341fbe87 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ workflows:
                 - "graphql@15"
                 - "graphql@16"
                 - "graphql@^17.0.0-alpha"
-                - "@types/react@16.8 @types/react-dom@16.8"
                 - "@types/react@17 @types/react-dom@17"
                 - "@types/react@18 @types/react-dom@18"
                 - "@types/react@19 @types/react-dom@19"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b4b5f3c140..5f979dcd65 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@
       "peerDependencies": {
         "graphql": "^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0",
         "graphql-ws": "^5.5.5",
-        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc",
-        "react-dom": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc",
+        "react": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc",
+        "react-dom": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc",
         "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.9.0 || ^0.11.0"
       },
       "peerDependenciesMeta": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b8d02741a..cb4b03db48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "graphql": "^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0",
     "graphql-ws": "^5.5.5",
-    "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc",
-    "react-dom": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc",
+    "react": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc",
+    "react-dom": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=19.0.0-rc",
     "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.9.0 || ^0.11.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {