diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index 577dac0ae78bc..207069d0fd89d 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
     "@types/micromatch": "^4.0.1",
     "@types/normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
     "@types/reach__router": "^1.3.5",
+    "@types/react-dom": "^17.0.9",
     "@types/semver": "^7.1.0",
     "@types/signal-exit": "^3.0.0",
     "@types/string-similarity": "^3.0.0",