diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-react-peers.md b/.changeset/gentle-react-peers.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a19b3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-react-peers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@openai/create-sites': patch
+---
+
+Update the Vinext starter's React and React DOM pins to 19.2.8 so projects can install the matching React Server Components patch without peer dependency conflicts.
diff --git a/packages/create-sites/templates/vinext/package.json b/packages/create-sites/templates/vinext/package.json
index f7e308b..a1fe2ee 100644
--- a/packages/create-sites/templates/vinext/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-sites/templates/vinext/package.json
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     "format": "oxfmt"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "react": "19.2.6",
-    "react-dom": "19.2.6",
+    "react": "19.2.8",
+    "react-dom": "19.2.8",
     "react-server-dom-webpack": "19.2.6",
     "vinext": "1.0.0-beta.5"
   },