package.json

{
  "name": "my-app",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "7.13.14",
    // ... some more ...,
    "react": "16.14.0",
    "react-dom": "16.14.0",
    "react-scripts": "4.0.2",
    "styled-components": "5.2.1",
    "web-vitals": "1.0.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@material-ui/core": "4.12.4",
    "axios": "0.27.2",
    "clean-webpack-plugin": "4.0.0",
    "css-loader": "6.7.1",
    "file-loader": "6.2.0",
    "html-webpack-plugin": "5.5.0",
    "mini-css-extract-plugin": "2.6.0",
    "css-minimizer-webpack-plugin": "3.4.1",
    "sass": "1.51.0",
    "sass-loader": "12.6.0",
    "style-loader": "3.3.1",
    "terser-webpack-plugin": "2.3.8",
    "webpack": "5.72.0",
    "webpack-assets-manifest": "3.1.1",
    "webpack-cli": "4.9.2",
    "webpack-manifest-plugin": "5.0.0"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "webpack serve",
    "production": "webpack --mode production",
    "start": "react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  },
  "eslintConfig": {
    "extends": [
      "react-app",
      "react-app/jest"
    ]
  },
  "browserslist": {
    "production": [
      ">0.2%",
      "not dead",
      "not op_mini all"
    ],
    "development": [
      "last 1 chrome version",
      "last 1 firefox version",
      "last 1 safari version"
    ]
  }
}

Now I look for upgrades regularly and do it manually. It takes more time, but so does repairing upgrades that don't work.