diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 71aa06507e..52c906d078
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/init/init.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   typesReactDomVersion,
   typesReactVersion,
   testingLibraryReactHooksVersion,
+  reactTestRendererVersion,
 } from '../../utils/versions';
 
 function setDefault(host: Tree) {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ function updateDependencies(host: Tree) {
       '@types/react-dom': typesReactDomVersion,
       '@testing-library/react': testingLibraryReactVersion,
       '@testing-library/react-hooks': testingLibraryReactHooksVersion,
+      'react-test-renderer': reactTestRendererVersion,
     }
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/versions.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/versions.ts
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e3f6fcdcc5..14c4ef88aa
--- a/packages/react/src/utils/versions.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/versions.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const testingLibraryReactHooksVersion = '7.0.2';
 
 export const reduxjsToolkitVersion = '1.6.2';
 export const reactReduxVersion = '7.2.5';
+export const reactTestRendererVersion = '17.0.2';
 
 export const eslintPluginImportVersion = '2.25.2';
 export const eslintPluginJsxA11yVersion = '6.4.1';