diff --git a/packages/sdk/react-native/babel.config.js b/packages/sdk/react-native/babel.config.js
index f842b77fcf..ec91838171 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/react-native/babel.config.js
+++ b/packages/sdk/react-native/babel.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-module.exports = {
+export default {
   presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
 };
diff --git a/packages/sdk/react-native/package.json b/packages/sdk/react-native/package.json
index c9b50f1523..a4588e6f23 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/react-native/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "launchdarkly",
     "react-native"
   ],
-  "type": "commonjs",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/src/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/src/index.d.ts",
   "exports": {