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title: "@vitejs/plugin-react Breaking Changes on npm | Since.dev"
description: "What each @vitejs/plugin-react release removed, renamed or changed: 11 breaking changes in 2 versions on npm, each with its source."
canonical_url: https://since.dev/packages/npm/@vitejs/plugin-react
last_updated: 2026-03-12
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# @vitejs/plugin-react breaking changes

Every breaking API change we have recorded in @vitejs/plugin-react on npm: 11 breaking changes in 2 versions. Below are its newest 2 versions, removals and renames first, each with its source.

Newest change March 12, 2026

## 6.0.0

5 breaking changes, first published March 12, 2026.

- **Removed**  

Vite 7 and older versions are no longer supported. Upgrade to Vite 8 to keep using this plugin. [github.com](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/releases/tag/plugin-react%406.0.0)
- **Removed** `BabelOptions`  

BabelOptions was removed in @vitejs/plugin-react 6.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vitejs/plugin-react/v/6.0.0)
- **Removed** `Options.babel`  

Babel is no longer a dependency of the plugin. To keep Babel transforms, install @rolldown/plugin-babel and pass your Babel options to it instead of to react(). [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vitejs/plugin-react/v/6.0.0)
- **Removed** `ReactBabelOptions`  

ReactBabelOptions was removed in @vitejs/plugin-react 6.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vitejs/plugin-react/v/6.0.0)
- **Removed** `ViteReactPluginApi`  

ViteReactPluginApi was removed in @vitejs/plugin-react 6.0.0 [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vitejs/plugin-react/v/6.0.0)

## 5.0.0-beta.0

6 breaking changes, first published August 7, 2025.

- **Removed**  

The plugin no longer supports older Node.js versions; upgrade Node.js to 20.19 or later, or 22.12 or later. [github.com](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/releases/tag/plugin-react%405.0.0-beta.0)
- **Removed** `Options.disableOxcRecommendation`  

The disableOxcRecommendation option is removed, so code passing it must drop it. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vitejs/plugin-react/v/5.0.0)
- **Removed** `runtimeModule`  

The runtimeModule option is no longer needed; use a newer babel-plugin-react-compiler that supports the target option. [github.com](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/releases/tag/plugin-react%405.0.0-beta.0)
- **Behavior changed**  

Builds with NODE_ENV=development now use the development JSX transform instead of the production one. [github.com](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/releases/tag/plugin-react%405.0.0-beta.0)
- **Behavior changed** `resolve.dedupe`  

The plugin no longer adds react and react-dom to resolve.dedupe; add them manually if you need the previous behavior. [github.com](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/releases/tag/plugin-react%405.0.0-beta.0)
- **Default changed** `exclude`  

The default exclude value changed so node_modules files are processed; set exclude explicitly to keep excluding them. [github.com](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/releases/tag/plugin-react%405.0.0-beta.0)

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