How to update React npm package in Visual Studio 2017 - npm

Question

I created a dotnet core 2.0 app using the React+ Redux template in VS2017. The template comes with react v15.6.1 by default, and I would like to upgrade this to v16.
I first tried going into the npm packages folder under the project dependencies list, and right clicking on react > Update Package. The update said it was completed but this however did not actually change my react version.
I then went into the package.json file and started typing in the new version and 16.2.0 came up as an intellisense option, but when I saved the file the package again did not update.
Has anyone figured out how to update the React version that comes with the template, there are a number of improvements in v16 I would like to make use of.

Answer 1

Here we go
After opening VS2017 go to
1) Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Package Manager Console
You will see Package Manager Console at the bottom pointing as PM>
2) Go to your root directory of main projects package.json file.
eg.
PM> cd D:\Myproject
3) Once you are in main directory type command below.
PM> ncu -u
After hitting this command, you will get notifications as below.
Using D:\Myproject\package.json
#types/history 4.6.0 → 4.6.2
#types/react 15.0.35 → 16.3.8
#types/react-dom 15.5.1 → 16.0.5
#types/react-hot-loader 3.0.3 → 3.0.6
#types/react-redux 4.4.45 → 5.0.16
#types/react-router 4.0.12 → 4.0.23
#types/react-router-dom 4.0.5 → 4.2.6
#types/react-router-redux 5.0.3 → 5.0.13
#types/webpack 2.2.15 → 4.1.3
#types/webpack-env 1.13.0 → 1.13.5
awesome-typescript-loader 3.2.1 → 5.0.0
bootstrap 3.3.7 → 4.1.0
css-loader 0.28.4 → 0.28.11
event-source-polyfill 0.0.9 → 0.0.12
extract-text-webpack-plugin 2.1.2 → 3.0.2
file-loader 0.11.2 → 1.1.11
history 4.6.3 → 4.7.2
jquery 3.2.1 → 3.3.1
react 15.6.1 → 16.3.1
react-dom 15.6.1 → 16.3.1
react-hot-loader 3.0.0-beta.7 → 4.0.1
react-redux 5.0.5 → 5.0.7
react-router-dom 4.1.1 → 4.2.2
redux 3.7.1 → 3.7.2
style-loader 0.18.2 → 0.20.3
typescript 2.4.1 → 2.8.1
url-loader 0.5.9 → 1.0.1
webpack 2.5.1 → 4.5.0
webpack-hot-middleware 2.18.2 → 2.22.0
webpack-merge 4.1.0 → 4.1.2
aspnet-webpack ^2.0.1 → ^2.0.3
Upgraded D:\Myproject\package.json
If you still getting older versions
Then hit this commands
npm install -g npm-check-updates
ncu -u
Ref

Answer 2

You have to edit package.json and change the version of react, save THEN trigger the update.