diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c335d28..05d1900 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
         "jsdom": "^26.0.0",
         "lint-staged": "^15.4.3",
         "prettier": "^3.5.2",
-        "react": "^19.0.0",
-        "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
         "typescript": "~5.7.2",
         "typescript-eslint": "^8.25.0",
         "vite": "^6.2.0",
@@ -4279,8 +4277,7 @@
     "node_modules/js-tokens": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
       "version": "4.1.0",
@@ -4584,6 +4581,18 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/chalk/slice-ansi?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/loose-envify": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lyuxPGr/Wfhrlem2CL/UcnUc1zcqKAImBDzukY7Y5F/yQiNdko6+fRLevlw1HgMySw7f611UIY408EtxRSoK3Q==",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "js-tokens": "^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "loose-envify": "cli.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/loupe": {
       "version": "3.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loupe/-/loupe-3.1.3.tgz",
@@ -5199,22 +5208,28 @@
       ]
     },
     "node_modules/react": {
-      "version": "19.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-19.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-V8AVnmPIICiWpGfm6GLzCR/W5FXLchHop40W4nXBmdlEceh16rCN8O8LNWm5bh5XUX91fh7KpA+W0TgMKmgTpQ==",
+      "version": "18.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react/-/react-18.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wS+hAgJShR0KhEvPJArfuPVN1+Hz1t0Y6n5jLrGQbkb4urgPE/0Rve+1kMB1v/oWgHgm4WIcV+i7F2pTVj+2iQ==",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "loose-envify": "^1.1.0"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/react-dom": {
-      "version": "19.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-dom/-/react-dom-19.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4GV5sHFG0e/0AD4X+ySy6UJd3jVl1iNsNHdpad0qhABJ11twS3TTBnseqsKurKcsNqCEFeGL3uLpVChpIO3QfQ==",
+      "version": "18.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-dom/-/react-dom-18.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5m4nQKp+rZRb09LNH59GM4BxTh9251/ylbKIbpe7TpGxfJ+9kv6BLkLBXIjjspbgbnIBNqlI23tRnTWT0snUIw==",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "scheduler": "^0.25.0"
+        "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
+        "scheduler": "^0.23.2"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "react": "^19.0.0"
+        "react": "^18.3.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/react-fast-compare": {
@@ -5427,9 +5442,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/scheduler": {
-      "version": "0.25.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.25.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xFVuu11jh+xcO7JOAGJNOXld8/TcEHK/4CituBUeUb5hqxJLj9YuemAEuvm9gQ/+pgXYfbQuqAkiYu+u7YEsNA=="
+      "version": "0.23.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.23.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UOShsPwz7NrMUqhR6t0hWjFduvOzbtv7toDH1/hIrfRNIDBnnBWd0CwJTGvTpngVlmwGCdP9/Zl/tVrDqcuYzQ==",
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "loose-envify": "^1.1.0"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/semver": {
       "version": "6.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f9fbe0..9e7dc00 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@
     "jsdom": "^26.0.0",
     "lint-staged": "^15.4.3",
     "prettier": "^3.5.2",
-    "react": "^19.0.0",
-    "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "typescript": "~5.7.2",
     "typescript-eslint": "^8.25.0",
     "vite": "^6.2.0",
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 0c155be..6babd13 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import dts from "vite-plugin-dts";
 import tsConfigPaths from "vite-tsconfig-paths";
-import * as packageJson from "./package.json";
 
 export default defineConfig(() => ({
   base: "./",
@@ -32,16 +31,17 @@ export default defineConfig(() => ({
       fileName: (format) => `react-word-cloud.${format}.js`,
     },
     rollupOptions: {
-      external: [...Object.keys(packageJson.peerDependencies)],
+      external: ["react", "react-dom", "react/jsx-runtime"],
       output: {
         globals: {
           react: "React",
           "react-dom": "ReactDOM",
+          "react/jsx-runtime": "ReactJsxRuntime",
         },
       },
     },
   },
   optimizeDeps: {
-    exclude: [...Object.keys(packageJson.peerDependencies)],
+    exclude: ["react", "react-dom", "react/jsx-runtime"],
   },
 }));