diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index def0ed701..266315085 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ We're always trying to stay compatible with the latest version of React. We can'
 
 Latest compatible versions:
 
-- React 16 or newer: React-datepicker v2.9.4 and newer
+- React 17 or newer: React-datepicker versions after v9.1.0 (React 16 is no longer supported — our
+  positioning dependency, `@floating-ui/react`, dropped React 16 support in its `0.27.0` release)
+- React 16 or newer: React-datepicker v2.9.4 up to v9.1.0
 - React 15.5: React-datepicker v2.9.3
 - React 15.4.1: needs React-datepicker v0.40.0, newer won't work (due to react-onclickoutside dependencies)
 - React 0.14 or newer: All above React-datepicker v0.13.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30026f5d9..79aae4b3e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "date-fns-tz": "^3.0.0",
-    "react": "^16.9.0 || ^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc",
-    "react-dom": "^16.9.0 || ^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+    "react": "^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc",
+    "react-dom": "^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "date-fns-tz": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f8c70e45d..df580b8a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8867,8 +8867,8 @@ __metadata:
     typescript-eslint: "npm:^8.22.0"
   peerDependencies:
     date-fns-tz: ^3.0.0
-    react: ^16.9.0 || ^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc
-    react-dom: ^16.9.0 || ^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc
+    react: ^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc
+    react-dom: ^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc
   peerDependenciesMeta:
     date-fns-tz:
       optional: true