diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9fe6eac0..ff5f3582 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     "ci-publish": "tsx scripts/publishCI.ts"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/babel__core": "^7.20.1",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.1",
     "@types/node": "^18.17.3",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.62.0",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
index e342ef9d..2c828369 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Fix [#211](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/issues/211): Add `@types/babel__cores` to dependencies
+
 ## 4.0.4 (2023-07-31)
 
 - Fix [#198](https://github.com/vitejs/vite-plugin-react/discussions/198): Enable Babel if presets list is not empty
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/package.json b/packages/plugin-react/package.json
index be09f45f..251467a5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "@babel/core": "^7.22.9",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-self": "^7.22.5",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-source": "^7.22.5",
+    "@types/babel__core": "^7.20.1",
     "react-refresh": "^0.14.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
index 154ee01a..7f46660f 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-react/src/index.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ export default function viteReact(opts: Options = {}): PluginOption[] {
           hooks.forEach((hook) => hook(babelOptions, context, config))
         }
       } else if (typeof opts.babel !== 'function') {
+        // Because hooks and the callback option can mutate the Babel options
+        // we only create static option in this case and re-create them
+        // each time otherwise
         staticBabelOptions = createBabelOptions(opts.babel)
       }
     },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f06f3473..6147e988 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-lockfileVersion: '6.1'
+lockfileVersion: '6.0'
 
 settings:
   autoInstallPeers: false
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     devDependencies:
-      '@types/babel__core':
-        specifier: ^7.20.1
-        version: 7.20.1
       '@types/fs-extra':
         specifier: ^11.0.1
         version: 11.0.1
@@ -92,6 +89,9 @@ importers:
       '@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-source':
         specifier: ^7.22.5
         version: 7.22.5(@babel/core@7.22.9)
+      '@types/babel__core':
+        specifier: ^7.20.1
+        version: 7.20.1
       react-refresh:
         specifier: ^0.14.0
         version: 0.14.0
@@ -393,14 +393,6 @@ packages:
       chalk: 2.4.2
       js-tokens: 4.0.0
 
-  /@babel/parser@7.22.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VLLsx06XkEYqBtE5YGPwfSGwfrjnyPP5oiGty3S8pQLFDFLaS8VwWSIxkTXpcvr5zeYLE6+MBNl2npl/YnfofA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=6.0.0'}
-    hasBin: true
-    dependencies:
-      '@babel/types': 7.22.5
-    dev: true
-
   /@babel/parser@7.22.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7NF8pOkHP5o2vpmGgNGcfAeCvOYhGLyA3Z4eBQkT1RJlWu47n63bCs93QfJ2hIAFCil7L5P2IWhs1oToVgrL0Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.0.0'}
@@ -483,15 +475,6 @@ packages:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  /@babel/types@7.22.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Tx9x3UBHTTsMSW85WB2kphxYQVvrZ/t1FxD88IpSgIjiUJlCm9z+xWIDwyo1vffTwSqteqyznB8ZE9vYYk16zA==}
-    engines: {node: '>=6.9.0'}
-    dependencies:
-      '@babel/helper-string-parser': 7.22.5
-      '@babel/helper-validator-identifier': 7.22.5
-      to-fast-properties: 2.0.0
-    dev: true
-
   /@babel/types@7.22.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zo3MIHGOkPOfoRXitsgHLjEXmlDaD/5KU1Uzuc9GNiZPhSqVxVRtxuPaSBZDsYZ9qV88AjtMtWW7ww98loJ9KA==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.9.0'}
@@ -1315,31 +1298,31 @@ packages:
   /@types/babel__core@7.20.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-aACu/U/omhdk15O4Nfb+fHgH/z3QsfQzpnvRZhYhThms83ZnAOZz7zZAWO7mn2yyNQaA4xTO8GLK3uqFU4bYYw==}
     dependencies:
-      '@babel/parser': 7.22.4
-      '@babel/types': 7.22.4
+      '@babel/parser': 7.22.7
+      '@babel/types': 7.22.5
       '@types/babel__generator': 7.6.4
       '@types/babel__template': 7.4.1
       '@types/babel__traverse': 7.18.3
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /@types/babel__generator@7.6.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-tFkciB9j2K755yrTALxD44McOrk+gfpIpvC3sxHjRawj6PfnQxrse4Clq5y/Rq+G3mrBurMax/lG8Qn2t9mSsg==}
     dependencies:
       '@babel/types': 7.22.5
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /@types/babel__template@7.4.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-azBFKemX6kMg5Io+/rdGT0dkGreboUVR0Cdm3fz9QJWpaQGJRQXl7C+6hOTCZcMll7KFyEQpgbYI2lHdsS4U7g==}
     dependencies:
       '@babel/parser': 7.22.7
       '@babel/types': 7.22.5
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /@types/babel__traverse@7.18.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1kbcJ40lLB7MHsj39U4Sh1uTd2E7rLEa79kmDpI6cy+XiXsteB3POdQomoq4FxszMrO3ZYchkhYJw7A2862b3w==}
     dependencies:
       '@babel/types': 7.22.5
-    dev: true
+    dev: false
 
   /@types/chai-subset@1.3.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-frBecisrNGz+F4T6bcc+NLeolfiojh5FxW2klu669+8BARtyQv2C/GkNW6FUodVe4BroGMP/wER/YDGc7rEllw==}
@@ -6125,5 +6108,4 @@ packages:
   file:playground/react/jsx-entry:
     resolution: {directory: playground/react/jsx-entry, type: directory}
     name: jsx-entry
-    version: 0.0.0
     dev: false