diff --git a/.changeset/drop-react-17-packages-ui.md b/.changeset/drop-react-17-packages-ui.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..710f6e5b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/drop-react-17-packages-ui.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/ui': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: Dropped support for React 17. The minimum supported React version is now 18.
diff --git a/.changeset/repo-tools-peer-deps-react18.md b/.changeset/repo-tools-peer-deps-react18.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d24da45a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/repo-tools-peer-deps-react18.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/repo-tools': patch
+---
+
+Added support for packages that only support React 18+ in the `peer-deps` command.
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/peer-deps/peer-deps.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/peer-deps/peer-deps.ts
index b6f73a7d44..7fc022a8eb 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/peer-deps/peer-deps.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/peer-deps/peer-deps.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ const peerDependencies = {
   'react-router-dom': '^6.30.2',
 };
 
+// Packages that have dropped React 17 support and only support React 18+
+const peerDependenciesReact18Only = {
+  '@types/react': '^18.0.0',
+  react: '^18.0.0',
+  'react-dom': '^18.0.0',
+  'react-router-dom': '^6.30.2',
+};
+
+const react18OnlyPackages = new Set(['@backstage/ui']);
+
 const groupsOfPeerDependencies = [['@types/react', 'react', 'react-dom']];
 
 const optionalPeerDependencies = new Set(['@types/react']);
@@ -79,14 +89,21 @@ const matchesDependency = (dep: string, packageJson: ExtendedPackageJSON) => {
   );
 };
 
+const getExpectedPeerDependencies = (packageJson: ExtendedPackageJSON) => {
+  if (react18OnlyPackages.has(packageJson.name!)) {
+    return peerDependenciesReact18Only;
+  }
+  return peerDependencies;
+};
+
 const matchesPeerDependency = (
   dep: string,
   packageJson: ExtendedPackageJSON,
 ) => {
+  const expected = getExpectedPeerDependencies(packageJson);
   return (
     packageJson.peerDependencies &&
-    packageJson.peerDependencies[dep] ===
-      peerDependencies[dep as keyof typeof peerDependencies]
+    packageJson.peerDependencies[dep] === expected[dep as keyof typeof expected]
   );
 };
 
@@ -125,6 +142,7 @@ export default async ({ fix }: { fix: boolean }) => {
 
   for (const pkg of packagesWithRelevantDependencies) {
     const packageJson = pkg.packageJson as ExtendedPackageJSON;
+    const expectedPeerDeps = getExpectedPeerDependencies(packageJson);
     for (const dep of Object.keys(peerDependencies)) {
       // Validate that the peer dependencies are present.
       if (isPeerDependency(dep, packageJson)) {
@@ -182,7 +200,7 @@ export default async ({ fix }: { fix: boolean }) => {
                   packageJson.peerDependencies =
                     packageJson.peerDependencies || {};
                   packageJson.peerDependencies[groupDep] =
-                    peerDependencies[groupDep as keyof typeof peerDependencies];
+                    expectedPeerDeps[groupDep as keyof typeof expectedPeerDeps];
                 });
               }
             }
@@ -209,7 +227,7 @@ export default async ({ fix }: { fix: boolean }) => {
           attemptToApplyFix(() => {
             packageJson.peerDependencies = packageJson.peerDependencies || {};
             packageJson.peerDependencies[dep] =
-              peerDependencies[dep as keyof typeof peerDependencies];
+              expectedPeerDeps[dep as keyof typeof expectedPeerDeps];
           });
         }
       } else {
@@ -219,7 +237,7 @@ export default async ({ fix }: { fix: boolean }) => {
         attemptToApplyFix(() => {
           packageJson.peerDependencies = packageJson.peerDependencies || {};
           packageJson.peerDependencies[dep] =
-            peerDependencies[dep as keyof typeof peerDependencies];
+            expectedPeerDeps[dep as keyof typeof expectedPeerDeps];
         });
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/ui/package.json b/packages/ui/package.json
index e62add25ac..6eaa903c90 100644
--- a/packages/ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/package.json
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
     "storybook": "^10.3.0-alpha.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@types/react": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
-    "react": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
-    "react-dom": "^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
+    "@types/react": "^18.0.0",
+    "react": "^18.0.0",
+    "react-dom": "^18.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.30.2"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fd201d7eea..df1ee4033c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7949,9 +7949,9 @@ __metadata:
     storybook: "npm:^10.3.0-alpha.1"
     use-sync-external-store: "npm:^1.4.0"
   peerDependencies:
-    "@types/react": ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
-    react: ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
-    react-dom: ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
+    "@types/react": ^18.0.0
+    react: ^18.0.0
+    react-dom: ^18.0.0
     react-router-dom: ^6.30.2
   peerDependenciesMeta:
     "@types/react":