diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index f1359d76..7094024e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         node: [14, 16, 18]
-        react: [latest, canary, experimental]
+        react: ['18.x', latest, canary, experimental]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73bf0099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const {jest: jestConfig} = require('kcd-scripts/config')
+
+module.exports = Object.assign(jestConfig, {
+  coverageThreshold: {
+    ...jestConfig.coverageThreshold,
+    // Full coverage across the build matrix (React 18, 19) but not in a single job
+    // Ful coverage is checked via codecov
+    './src/act-compat.js': {
+      // minimum coverage of jobs using React 18 and 19
+      branches: 90,
+      functions: 100,
+      lines: 100,
+      statements: 100,
+    },
+  },
+})
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70aebdad..05ad229c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
     "typescript": "^4.1.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "react": "^18.0.0",
-    "react-dom": "^18.0.0"
+    "react": "^18.0.0 || ^18.3.0-canary",
+    "react-dom": "^18.0.0 || ^18.3.0-canary"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "./node_modules/kcd-scripts/eslint.js",
diff --git a/src/__tests__/new-act.js b/src/__tests__/new-act.js
index 0412a8a3..0464ad24 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/new-act.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/new-act.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 let asyncAct
 
-jest.mock('react-dom/test-utils', () => ({
-  act: cb => {
-    return cb()
-  },
-}))
+jest.mock('react', () => {
+  return {
+    ...jest.requireActual('react'),
+    act: cb => {
+      return cb()
+    },
+  }
+})
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   jest.resetModules()
diff --git a/src/__tests__/render.js b/src/__tests__/render.js
index 39f4bc92..0c797460 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/render.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/render.js
@@ -212,29 +212,4 @@ describe('render API', () => {
 
     expect(wrapperComponentMountEffect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
-
-  test('legacyRoot uses legacy ReactDOM.render', () => {
-    expect(() => {
-      render(<div />, {legacyRoot: true})
-    }).toErrorDev(
-      [
-        "Warning: ReactDOM.render is no longer supported in React 18. Use createRoot instead. Until you switch to the new API, your app will behave as if it's running React 17. Learn more: https://reactjs.org/link/switch-to-createroot",
-      ],
-      {withoutStack: true},
-    )
-  })
-
-  test('legacyRoot uses legacy ReactDOM.hydrate', () => {
-    const ui = <div />
-    const container = document.createElement('div')
-    container.innerHTML = ReactDOMServer.renderToString(ui)
-    expect(() => {
-      render(ui, {container, hydrate: true, legacyRoot: true})
-    }).toErrorDev(
-      [
-        "Warning: ReactDOM.hydrate is no longer supported in React 18. Use hydrateRoot instead. Until you switch to the new API, your app will behave as if it's running React 17. Learn more: https://reactjs.org/link/switch-to-createroot",
-      ],
-      {withoutStack: true},
-    )
-  })
 })
diff --git a/src/__tests__/renderHook.js b/src/__tests__/renderHook.js
index 11b7009a..66843b45 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/renderHook.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/renderHook.js
@@ -60,28 +60,3 @@ test('allows wrapper components', async () => {
 
   expect(result.current).toEqual('provided')
 })
-
-test('legacyRoot uses legacy ReactDOM.render', () => {
-  const Context = React.createContext('default')
-  function Wrapper({children}) {
-    return <Context.Provider value="provided">{children}</Context.Provider>
-  }
-  let result
-  expect(() => {
-    result = renderHook(
-      () => {
-        return React.useContext(Context)
-      },
-      {
-        wrapper: Wrapper,
-        legacyRoot: true,
-      },
-    ).result
-  }).toErrorDev(
-    [
-      "Warning: ReactDOM.render is no longer supported in React 18. Use createRoot instead. Until you switch to the new API, your app will behave as if it's running React 17. Learn more: https://reactjs.org/link/switch-to-createroot",
-    ],
-    {withoutStack: true},
-  )
-  expect(result.current).toEqual('provided')
-})
diff --git a/src/act-compat.js b/src/act-compat.js
index 86518196..5877755c 100644
--- a/src/act-compat.js
+++ b/src/act-compat.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import * as testUtils from 'react-dom/test-utils'
+import * as React from 'react'
+import * as DeprecatedReactTestUtils from 'react-dom/test-utils'
 
-const domAct = testUtils.act
+const reactAct = React.act ?? DeprecatedReactTestUtils.act
 
 function getGlobalThis() {
   /* istanbul ignore else */
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ function withGlobalActEnvironment(actImplementation) {
   }
 }
 
-const act = withGlobalActEnvironment(domAct)
+const act = withGlobalActEnvironment(reactAct)
 
 export default act
 export {
diff --git a/src/pure.js b/src/pure.js
index 3939a11a..feb7d5f5 100644
--- a/src/pure.js
+++ b/src/pure.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
 import * as ReactDOMClient from 'react-dom/client'
 import {
   getQueriesForElement,
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ configureDTL({
  */
 const mountedContainers = new Set()
 /**
- * @type Array<{container: import('react-dom').Container, root: ReturnType<typeof createConcurrentRoot>}>
+ * @type Array<{container: import('react-dom').Container, root: ReturnType<typeof createTestRoot>}>
  */
 const mountedRootEntries = []
 
@@ -89,73 +88,10 @@ function wrapUiIfNeeded(innerElement, wrapperComponent) {
     : innerElement
 }
 
-function createConcurrentRoot(
-  container,
-  {hydrate, ui, wrapper: WrapperComponent},
-) {
-  let root
-  if (hydrate) {
-    act(() => {
-      root = ReactDOMClient.hydrateRoot(
-        container,
-        strictModeIfNeeded(wrapUiIfNeeded(ui, WrapperComponent)),
-      )
-    })
-  } else {
-    root = ReactDOMClient.createRoot(container)
-  }
-
-  return {
-    hydrate() {
-      /* istanbul ignore if */
-      if (!hydrate) {
-        throw new Error(
-          'Attempted to hydrate a non-hydrateable root. This is a bug in `@testing-library/react`.',
-        )
-      }
-      // Nothing to do since hydration happens when creating the root object.
-    },
-    render(element) {
-      root.render(element)
-    },
-    unmount() {
-      root.unmount()
-    },
-  }
-}
-
-function createLegacyRoot(container) {
-  return {
-    hydrate(element) {
-      ReactDOM.hydrate(element, container)
-    },
-    render(element) {
-      ReactDOM.render(element, container)
-    },
-    unmount() {
-      ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(container)
-    },
-  }
-}
-
-function renderRoot(
+function createTestView(
   ui,
-  {baseElement, container, hydrate, queries, root, wrapper: WrapperComponent},
+  {baseElement, container, queries, root, WrapperComponent},
 ) {
-  act(() => {
-    if (hydrate) {
-      root.hydrate(
-        strictModeIfNeeded(wrapUiIfNeeded(ui, WrapperComponent)),
-        container,
-      )
-    } else {
-      root.render(
-        strictModeIfNeeded(wrapUiIfNeeded(ui, WrapperComponent)),
-        container,
-      )
-    }
-  })
-
   return {
     container,
     baseElement,
@@ -171,11 +107,10 @@ function renderRoot(
       })
     },
     rerender: rerenderUi => {
-      renderRoot(rerenderUi, {
-        container,
-        baseElement,
-        root,
-        wrapper: WrapperComponent,
+      act(() => {
+        root.render(
+          strictModeIfNeeded(wrapUiIfNeeded(rerenderUi, WrapperComponent)),
+        )
       })
       // Intentionally do not return anything to avoid unnecessarily complicating the API.
       // folks can use all the same utilities we return in the first place that are bound to the container
@@ -201,10 +136,9 @@ function render(
   {
     container,
     baseElement = container,
-    legacyRoot = false,
     queries,
     hydrate = false,
-    wrapper,
+    wrapper: WrapperComponent,
   } = {},
 ) {
   if (!baseElement) {
@@ -219,8 +153,16 @@ function render(
   let root
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-negated-condition -- we want to map the evolution of this over time. The root is created first. Only later is it re-used so we don't want to read the case that happens later first.
   if (!mountedContainers.has(container)) {
-    const createRootImpl = legacyRoot ? createLegacyRoot : createConcurrentRoot
-    root = createRootImpl(container, {hydrate, ui, wrapper})
+    if (hydrate) {
+      act(() => {
+        root = ReactDOMClient.hydrateRoot(
+          container,
+          strictModeIfNeeded(wrapUiIfNeeded(ui, WrapperComponent)),
+        )
+      })
+    } else {
+      root = ReactDOMClient.createRoot(container)
+    }
 
     mountedRootEntries.push({container, root})
     // we'll add it to the mounted containers regardless of whether it's actually
@@ -238,12 +180,17 @@ function render(
     })
   }
 
-  return renderRoot(ui, {
+  if (!hydrate) {
+    act(() => {
+      root.render(strictModeIfNeeded(wrapUiIfNeeded(ui, WrapperComponent)))
+    })
+  }
+
+  return createTestView(ui, {
     container,
     baseElement,
     queries,
-    hydrate,
-    wrapper,
+    WrapperComponent,
     root,
   })
 }
diff --git a/tests/shouldIgnoreConsoleError.js b/tests/shouldIgnoreConsoleError.js
index 75528267..a17c4f85 100644
--- a/tests/shouldIgnoreConsoleError.js
+++ b/tests/shouldIgnoreConsoleError.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ module.exports = function shouldIgnoreConsoleError(format) {
         // Ignore it too.
         return true
       }
+      // TODO: Suppress deprecation warning from react-dom/test-utils
     }
   }
   // Looks legit
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 1f1135c5..e621a8e6 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -67,17 +67,12 @@ export interface RenderOptions<
    */
   baseElement?: BaseElement
   /**
-   * If `hydrate` is set to `true`, then it will render with `ReactDOM.hydrate`. This may be useful if you are using server-side
-   *  rendering and use ReactDOM.hydrate to mount your components.
+   * If `hydrate` is set to `true`, then it will create a root with `ReactDOMClient.hydrateRoot`. This may be useful if you are using server-side
+   *  rendering and use ReactDOMClient.hydrateRoot to mount your components.
    *
    *  @see https://testing-library.com/docs/react-testing-library/api/#hydrate)
    */
   hydrate?: boolean
-  /**
-   * Set to `true` if you want to force synchronous `ReactDOM.render`.
-   * Otherwise `render` will default to concurrent React if available.
-   */
-  legacyRoot?: boolean
   /**
    * Queries to bind. Overrides the default set from DOM Testing Library unless merged.
    *