react · robhogan · Sep 8, 2026
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ reactNativeArchitectures=armeabi-v7a,arm64-v8a,x86,x86_64
 # Controls whether to use Hermes from stable builds. This will force hermes version
 # set in the sdks/hermes-engine/version.properties file to be used. This has a higher
 # priority than react.internal.useHermesNightly.
-react.internal.useHermesStable=false
+react.internal.useHermesStable=true
 
 # Controls whether to use Hermes from nightly builds. This will speed up builds
 # but should NOT be turned on for CI or release builds.
-react.internal.useHermesNightly=true
+react.internal.useHermesNightly=false
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
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-    "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.87.0-main",
-    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.88.0-rc.0",
+    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.88.0-rc.0",
     "@tsconfig/node22": "22.0.2",
     "@types/react": "^19.1.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.59.2",

diff --git a/packages/asset-utils/package.json b/packages/asset-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/asset-utils",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Asset path utilities for React Native.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/assets-registry/package.json b/packages/assets-registry/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/assets-registry",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Asset support code for React Native.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json b/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/babel-plugin-codegen",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Babel plugin to generate native module and view manager code for React Native.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   ],
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-    "@react-native/codegen": "0.87.0-main"
+    "@react-native/codegen": "0.88.0-rc.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
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diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json b/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/community-cli-plugin",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Core CLI commands for React Native",
   "keywords": [
     "react-native",
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/build/prepack.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-native/asset-utils": "0.87.0-main",
-    "@react-native/dev-middleware": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/asset-utils": "0.88.0-rc.0",
+    "@react-native/dev-middleware": "0.88.0-rc.0",
     "commander": "^12.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.4.0",
     "invariant": "^2.2.4",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@react-native-community/cli": "*",
-    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.87.0-main"
+    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.88.0-rc.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "@react-native-community/cli": {

diff --git a/packages/debugger-frontend/package.json b/packages/debugger-frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/debugger-frontend",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Debugger frontend for React Native based on Chrome DevTools",
   "keywords": [
     "react-native",

diff --git a/packages/debugger-shell/bin/react-native-devtools b/packages/debugger-shell/bin/react-native-devtools
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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+                },
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diff --git a/packages/debugger-shell/package.json b/packages/debugger-shell/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/debugger-shell",
   "productName": "React Native DevTools",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Experimental debugger shell for React Native for use with @react-native/debugger-frontend",
   "keywords": [
     "react-native",

diff --git a/packages/dev-middleware/package.json b/packages/dev-middleware/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/dev-middleware",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Dev server middleware for React Native",
   "keywords": [
     "react-native",
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
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-    "@react-native/debugger-frontend": "0.87.0-main",
-    "@react-native/debugger-shell": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/debugger-frontend": "0.88.0-rc.0",
+    "@react-native/debugger-shell": "0.88.0-rc.0",
     "connect": "^3.6.5",
     "debug": "^4.4.0",
     "invariant": "^2.2.4",
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
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   "devDependencies": {
-    "@react-native/debugger-shell": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/debugger-shell": "0.88.0-rc.0",
     "selfsigned": "^5.5.0",
     "undici": "^6.23.0",
     "wait-for-expect": "^3.0.2"

diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/eslint-config",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "ESLint config for React Native",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
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     "@babel/core": "^7.25.2",
     "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.25.1",
-    "@react-native/eslint-plugin": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/eslint-plugin": "0.88.0-rc.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.59.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.59.2",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.5.0",

diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/eslint-plugin",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "ESLint rules for @react-native/eslint-config",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/eslint-plugin-specs",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "ESLint rules to validate NativeModule and Component Specs",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
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     "@babel/core": "^7.25.2",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types": "^7.25.2",
-    "@react-native/codegen": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/codegen": "0.88.0-rc.0",
     "make-dir": "^2.1.0",
     "pirates": "^4.0.1",
     "flow-parser": "0.327.0",

diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/package.json b/packages/gradle-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/gradle-plugin",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Gradle Plugin for React Native",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/jest-preset/package.json b/packages/jest-preset/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/jest-preset",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Jest preset for React Native apps",
   "keywords": [
     "jest",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@jest/create-cache-key-function": "^29.7.0",
-    "@react-native/js-polyfills": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/js-polyfills": "0.88.0-rc.0",
     "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-environment-node": "^29.7.0",
     "regenerator-runtime": "^0.13.2"

diff --git a/packages/metro-config/package.json b/packages/metro-config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/metro-config",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Metro configuration for React Native.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/build/prepack.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-native/js-polyfills": "0.87.0-main",
-    "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/js-polyfills": "0.88.0-rc.0",
+    "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.88.0-rc.0",
     "metro-config": "^0.87.0",
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diff --git a/packages/new-app-screen/package.json b/packages/new-app-screen/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/new-app-screen",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "NewAppScreen component for React Native",
   "keywords": [
     "react-native"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^19.1.0",
     "react": "*",
-    "react-native": "1000.0.0"
+    "react-native": "0.88.0-rc.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
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diff --git a/packages/normalize-color/package.json b/packages/normalize-color/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/normalize-colors",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Color normalization for React Native.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/polyfills/package.json b/packages/polyfills/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/js-polyfills",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Polyfills for React Native.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/react-native-babel-preset/package.json b/packages/react-native-babel-preset/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/babel-preset",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Babel preset for React Native applications",
   "repository": {
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-    "@react-native/babel-plugin-codegen": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/babel-plugin-codegen": "0.88.0-rc.0",
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     "babel-plugin-transform-flow-enums": "^0.0.2",
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diff --git a/packages/react-native-babel-transformer/package.json b/packages/react-native-babel-transformer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
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-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Babel transformer for React Native applications.",
   "repository": {
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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-    "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.87.0-main",
+    "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.88.0-rc.0",
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diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json b/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/codegen",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Code generation tools for React Native",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/react-native-compatibility-check/package.json b/packages/react-native-compatibility-check/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-native/compatibility-check",
-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "Check a React Native app's boundary between JS and Native for incompatibilities",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
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   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-native/codegen": "0.87.0-main"
+    "@react-native/codegen": "0.88.0-rc.0"
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diff --git a/packages/react-native-popup-menu-android/package.json b/packages/react-native-popup-menu-android/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "version": "0.88.0-rc.0",
   "description": "PopupMenu for the Android platform",
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     "type": "git",
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+    "@react-native/codegen": "0.88.0-rc.0"
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     "react": "*",
-    "react-native": "1000.0.0"
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