diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-system-test-react-native.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-system-test-react-native.yml
index fbeab3a7626..d402d5ccfc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-system-test-react-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-system-test-react-native.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         framework: [react-native]
-        framework-version:
-          [
+        framework-version: [
             # uncomment to enable
             # { formatted: latest, value: latest },
             { formatted: 075, value: 0.75 },
@@ -53,8 +52,8 @@ jobs:
             platform: android
             framework-version: { formatted: '071', value: '0.71' }
         include:
-          # Expo makes you specify a version of the SDK that supports that a particular version of React Native 
-          # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63463373/create-an-expo-project-with-a-specific-version 
+          # Expo makes you specify a version of the SDK that supports a specific version of React Native
+          # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63463373/create-an-expo-project-with-a-specific-version
           - framework: react-native
             framework-version: { formatted: 070, value: '0.70' }
             build-tool: expo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-system-test.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-system-test.yml
index bb0d0bc6a34..463fca43d31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-build-system-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-build-system-test.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         framework: [react]
-        framework-version: [latest]
+        # temporarily pointing all react tests to v18
+        # framework-version: [latest]
+        framework-version: [18]
         build-tool: [next, vite]
         build-tool-version: [latest]
         pkg-manager: [npm]