As a developer, I want to make sure we are running the latest version of React to take advantage of the latest benefits and keep current so that future updates are as painless as possible.

We are currently on v17.0.1. We should verify which version to update. The version history is located: https://reactjs.org/versions/

The changelog is located: https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md

The changelog describes the breaking changes to expect when migrating from v17 to 18, and also shows the point release feature updates (non-breaking).

How to Upgrade to React 18

Acceptance criteria:

• Investigate the scope, impact, and blockers of updating React to v18 and report findings.