diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6388b94d8..27d74fd97d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+## 2.1.8 (March 7, 2019)
+
+v2.1.8 is a maintenance release that reapplies the TypeScript speed improvements ([#6406](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/pull/6406)) in a new major version of `react-dev-utils`.
+
+### Migrating from 2.1.7 to 2.1.8
+
+Inside any created project that has not been ejected, run:
+
+```sh
+npm install --save --save-exact react-scripts@2.1.8
+```
+
+or
+
+```sh
+yarn add --exact react-scripts@2.1.8
+```
+
 ## 2.1.7 (March 7, 2019)
 
 v2.1.7 is a maintenance release that temporarily reverts the TypeScript speed improvements ([#6406](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/pull/6406)) to fix a dependency issue in `react-dev-utils`.
diff --git a/packages/create-react-app/yarn.lock.cached b/packages/create-react-app/yarn.lock.cached
index 641f37c424..e2abde015b 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-app/yarn.lock.cached
+++ b/packages/create-react-app/yarn.lock.cached
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ axobject-query@^2.0.1:
   dependencies:
     ast-types-flow "0.0.7"
 
-babel-code-frame@^6.22.0, babel-code-frame@^6.26.0:
+babel-code-frame@^6.26.0:
   version "6.26.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-code-frame/-/babel-code-frame-6.26.0.tgz#63fd43f7dc1e3bb7ce35947db8fe369a3f58c74b"
   integrity sha1-Y/1D99weO7fONZR9uP42mj9Yx0s=
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@ check-types@^7.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/check-types/-/check-types-7.4.0.tgz#0378ec1b9616ec71f774931a3c6516fad8c152f4"
   integrity sha512-YbulWHdfP99UfZ73NcUDlNJhEIDgm9Doq9GhpyXbF+7Aegi3CVV7qqMCKTTqJxlvEvnQBp9IA+dxsGN6xK/nSg==
 
-chokidar@^2.0.0, chokidar@^2.0.2, chokidar@^2.0.4:
+chokidar@^2.0.0, chokidar@^2.0.2:
   version "2.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-2.1.2.tgz#9c23ea40b01638439e0513864d362aeacc5ad058"
   integrity sha512-IwXUx0FXc5ibYmPC2XeEj5mpXoV66sR+t3jqu2NS2GYwCktt3KF1/Qqjws/NkegajBA4RbZ5+DDwlOiJsxDHEg==
@@ -3954,33 +3954,6 @@ forever-agent@~0.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/forever-agent/-/forever-agent-0.6.1.tgz#fbc71f0c41adeb37f96c577ad1ed42d8fdacca91"
   integrity sha1-+8cfDEGt6zf5bFd60e1C2P2sypE=
 
-fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin-alt@0.4.14:
-  version "0.4.14"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin-alt/-/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin-alt-0.4.14.tgz#1bd6c0d97b7d4682dde61255fcbd78b72f7473a0"
-  integrity sha512-s0wjOBuPdylMRBzZ4yO8LSJuzem3g0MYZFxsjRXrFDQyL5KJBVSq30+GoHM/t/r2CRU4tI6zi04sq6OXK0UYnw==
-  dependencies:
-    babel-code-frame "^6.22.0"
-    chalk "^2.4.1"
-    chokidar "^2.0.4"
-    lodash "^4.17.11"
-    micromatch "^3.1.10"
-    minimatch "^3.0.4"
-    resolve "^1.5.0"
-    tapable "^1.0.0"
-
-fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin@1.0.0-alpha.6:
-  version "1.0.0-alpha.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin/-/fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin-1.0.0-alpha.6.tgz#826c57048addf8a3253853615c84f3ff7beeaf45"
-  integrity sha512-s/V+58nLrUjuXyzYk8AL11XG8bxIirTbafDLMn26sL59HQx8QvvsRTqOkhq4MV0coIkog1jZuH/E9Abm8zFZ2g==
-  dependencies:
-    babel-code-frame "^6.22.0"
-    chalk "^2.4.1"
-    chokidar "^2.0.4"
-    micromatch "^3.1.10"
-    minimatch "^3.0.4"
-    semver "^5.6.0"
-    tapable "^1.0.0"
-
 form-data@~2.3.2:
   version "2.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/form-data/-/form-data-2.3.3.tgz#dcce52c05f644f298c6a7ab936bd724ceffbf3a6"
@@ -7881,10 +7854,10 @@ react-app-polyfill@^0.2.2:
     raf "3.4.1"
     whatwg-fetch "3.0.0"
 
-react-dev-utils@^7.0.4:
-  version "7.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dev-utils/-/react-dev-utils-7.0.4.tgz#b63f8e3fb360c4fe4c29c7c44eb0953c0b1102b1"
-  integrity sha512-JbpkOhUy03vy8G64SGk/Au+nirQU0xkd5b/7IeiNJhwW1u4vCkDjrOgj39SBOcCWFKZbPYCE/TDZKij8y2fHKQ==
+react-dev-utils@^7.0.5:
+  version "7.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-dev-utils/-/react-dev-utils-7.0.5.tgz#cb95375d01ae71ca27b3c7616006ef7a77d14e8e"
+  integrity sha512-zJnqqb0x6gd63E3xoz5pXAxBPNaW75Hyz7GgQp0qPhMroBCRQtRvG67AoTZZY1z4yCYVJQZAfQJFdnea0Ujbug==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/code-frame" "7.0.0"
     address "1.0.3"
@@ -7895,7 +7868,6 @@ react-dev-utils@^7.0.4:
     escape-string-regexp "1.0.5"
     filesize "3.6.1"
     find-up "3.0.0"
-    fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin "1.0.0-alpha.6"
     global-modules "2.0.0"
     globby "8.0.2"
     gzip-size "5.0.0"