diff --git a/compat/src/index.js b/compat/src/index.js
index f08b89b03d..7c8da05506 100644
--- a/compat/src/index.js
+++ b/compat/src/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
 	__SECRET_INTERNALS_DO_NOT_USE_OR_YOU_WILL_BE_FIRED
 } from './render';
 
-const version = '17.0.2'; // trick libraries to think we are react
+const version = '18.3.1'; // trick libraries to think we are react
 
 /**
  * Legacy version of createElement.