diff --git a/boilerplate/package.json.ejs b/boilerplate/package.json.ejs
index 7eaab50db..8be62c13a 100644
--- a/boilerplate/package.json.ejs
+++ b/boilerplate/package.json.ejs
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
     "enzyme": "3.10.0",
     "enzyme-adapter-react-16": "1.14.0",
     "ignite-jhipster": "<%= props.packageVersion %>",
-    "@react-native-community/eslint-config": "0.0.5",
     <%_ if (!props.skipCommitHook) { _%>
     "lint-staged": "9.3.0",
     <%_ } _%>
diff --git a/src/boilerplate/index.js b/src/boilerplate/index.js
index 5f0f8a358..a1174a4de 100644
--- a/src/boilerplate/index.js
+++ b/src/boilerplate/index.js
@@ -236,16 +236,6 @@ async function install(context) {
   spinner.succeed(`linked native libraries`)
   spinner.stop()
 
-  // patch test scheme to not build for running
-  // https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/issues/462 (issue)
-  // https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/4210 (workaround)
-  await ignite.patchInFile(`ios/${name}.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/${name}.xcscheme`, {
-    replace: `buildForRunning = "YES"
-            buildForProfiling = "NO"`,
-    insert: `buildForRunning = "NO"
-            buildForProfiling = "NO"`,
-  })
-
   // if JDL was passed to generate the app, generate any entities
   if (parameters.options.jdl) {
     await importEntityJdl.run(context)
diff --git a/src/lib/react-native-version.js b/src/lib/react-native-version.js
index 9d1ad4efe..de7fcbd45 100644
--- a/src/lib/react-native-version.js
+++ b/src/lib/react-native-version.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const { pathOr, is } = require('ramda')
 
 // the default React Native version for this boilerplate
-const REACT_NATIVE_VERSION = '0.60.5'
+const REACT_NATIVE_VERSION = '0.61.0'
 // https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-releases/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
 
 // where the version lives under gluegun
diff --git a/templates/Podfile.ejs b/templates/Podfile.ejs
index 9611cb93c..4819aea12 100644
--- a/templates/Podfile.ejs
+++ b/templates/Podfile.ejs
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/nativ
 
 target '<%= props.name %>' do
   # Pods for <%= props.name %>
+  pod 'FBLazyVector', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBLazyVector"
+  pod 'FBReactNativeSpec', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBReactNativeSpec"
+  pod 'RCTRequired', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/RCTRequired"
+  pod 'RCTTypeSafety', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/TypeSafety"
   pod 'React', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
-  pod 'React-Core', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/React'
-  pod 'React-DevSupport', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/React'
+  pod 'React-Core', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
+  pod 'React-CoreModules', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/React/CoreModules'
+  pod 'React-Core/DevSupport', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
   pod 'React-RCTActionSheet', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/ActionSheetIOS'
   pod 'React-RCTAnimation', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/NativeAnimation'
   pod 'React-RCTBlob', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Blob'
@@ -15,13 +20,15 @@ target '<%= props.name %>' do
   pod 'React-RCTSettings', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Settings'
   pod 'React-RCTText', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Text'
   pod 'React-RCTVibration', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Vibration'
-  pod 'React-RCTWebSocket', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/WebSocket'
+  pod 'React-Core/RCTWebSocket', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
 
   pod 'React-cxxreact', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/cxxreact'
   pod 'React-jsi', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsi'
   pod 'React-jsiexecutor', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor'
   pod 'React-jsinspector', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector'
-  pod 'yoga', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga'
+  pod 'ReactCommon/jscallinvoker', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"
+  pod 'ReactCommon/turbomodule/core', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"
+  pod 'Yoga', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga'
 
   pod 'DoubleConversion', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/DoubleConversion.podspec'
   pod 'glog', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/glog.podspec'
diff --git a/templates/react-native-navigation/MainApplication.java.ejs b/templates/react-native-navigation/MainApplication.java.ejs
index bdb86f2bd..dc9acd2e8 100644
--- a/templates/react-native-navigation/MainApplication.java.ejs
+++ b/templates/react-native-navigation/MainApplication.java.ejs
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 package com.<%= props.packageName %>;
 
 import android.app.Application;
-import android.util.Log;
+import android.content.Context;
 
 import com.facebook.react.PackageList;
-import com.facebook.hermes.reactexecutor.HermesExecutorFactory;
-import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaScriptExecutorFactory;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
 import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaScriptExecutorFactory;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import com.reactnativenavigation.NavigationApplication;
 import com.reactnativenavigation.react.NavigationReactNativeHost;
 import com.reactnativenavigation.react.ReactGateway;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 public class MainApplication extends NavigationApplication {
   @Override
   protected ReactGateway createReactGateway() {