diff --git a/.github/labeler.json b/.github/labeler.json
index 50efeddaa21b5..7344082c8dc30 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.json
+++ b/.github/labeler.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
       "packages/next-swc/**",
       "packages/next/**",
       "packages/react-refresh-utils/**"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "type: react-sync": [".react-version"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/.react-version b/.react-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a9870eb754cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.react-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+19.0.0-rc-a26e3f403e-20240611
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/sync-react.js b/scripts/sync-react.js
index 011755bbf52af..f57ade32f3a94 100644
--- a/scripts/sync-react.js
+++ b/scripts/sync-react.js
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ Or run this command again without the --no-install flag to do both automatically
     )
   }
 
+  await fsp.writeFile(path.join(cwd, '.react-version'), newVersionStr)
+
   console.log(
     `Successfully updated React from ${baseSha} to ${newSha}.\n` +
       `Don't forget to find & replace all references to the React version '${baseVersionStr}' with '${newVersionStr}':\n` +