diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 332e7d9..fc8c6fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 ---
 
+## [0.2.1](https://github.com/FortAwesome/react-fontawesome/releases/tag/0.2.1) - 2024-05-16
+
+### Changed
+
+- Remove defaultProps to be compatible with React 19
+
 ## [0.2.0](https://github.com/FortAwesome/react-fontawesome/releases/tag/0.2.0) - 2022-06-29
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49eec73..af3bd5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ being awesome contributors to this project. **We'd like to take a moment to reco
 | Tiago Sousa       | [@TiagoPortfolio](https://github.com/TiagoPortfolio)      |
 | Alexey Victorov   | [@AliMamed](https://github.com/AliMamed)                  |
 | Calum Smith       | [@cpmsmith](https://github.com/cpmsmith)                  |
+| squiaios          | [@squiaios](https://github.com/squiaios)                  |
 | Font Awesome Team | [@FortAwesome](https://github.com/orgs/FortAwesome/people)|
 
 If we've missed someone (which is quite likely) submit a Pull Request to us and we'll get it resolved.
diff --git a/index.es.js b/index.es.js
index fb14f93..24def67 100644
--- a/index.es.js
+++ b/index.es.js
@@ -329,17 +329,47 @@ function objectWithKey(key, value) {
   return Array.isArray(value) && value.length > 0 || !Array.isArray(value) && value ? _defineProperty({}, key, value) : {};
 }
 
+var defaultProps = {
+  border: false,
+  className: '',
+  mask: null,
+  maskId: null,
+  fixedWidth: false,
+  inverse: false,
+  flip: false,
+  icon: null,
+  listItem: false,
+  pull: null,
+  pulse: false,
+  rotation: null,
+  size: null,
+  spin: false,
+  spinPulse: false,
+  spinReverse: false,
+  beat: false,
+  fade: false,
+  beatFade: false,
+  bounce: false,
+  shake: false,
+  symbol: false,
+  title: '',
+  titleId: null,
+  transform: null,
+  swapOpacity: false
+};
 var FontAwesomeIcon = /*#__PURE__*/React.forwardRef(function (props, ref) {
-  var iconArgs = props.icon,
-      maskArgs = props.mask,
-      symbol = props.symbol,
-      className = props.className,
-      title = props.title,
-      titleId = props.titleId,
-      maskId = props.maskId;
+  var allProps = _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, defaultProps), props);
+
+  var iconArgs = allProps.icon,
+      maskArgs = allProps.mask,
+      symbol = allProps.symbol,
+      className = allProps.className,
+      title = allProps.title,
+      titleId = allProps.titleId,
+      maskId = allProps.maskId;
   var iconLookup = normalizeIconArgs(iconArgs);
-  var classes = objectWithKey('classes', [].concat(_toConsumableArray(classList(props)), _toConsumableArray(className.split(' '))));
-  var transform = objectWithKey('transform', typeof props.transform === 'string' ? parse.transform(props.transform) : props.transform);
+  var classes = objectWithKey('classes', [].concat(_toConsumableArray(classList(allProps)), _toConsumableArray(className.split(' '))));
+  var transform = objectWithKey('transform', typeof allProps.transform === 'string' ? parse.transform(allProps.transform) : allProps.transform);
   var mask = objectWithKey('mask', normalizeIconArgs(maskArgs));
   var renderedIcon = icon(iconLookup, _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2(_objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, classes), transform), mask), {}, {
     symbol: symbol,
@@ -357,10 +387,10 @@ var FontAwesomeIcon = /*#__PURE__*/React.forwardRef(function (props, ref) {
   var extraProps = {
     ref: ref
   };
-  Object.keys(props).forEach(function (key) {
+  Object.keys(allProps).forEach(function (key) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-prototype-builtins
-    if (!FontAwesomeIcon.defaultProps.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-      extraProps[key] = props[key];
+    if (!defaultProps.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+      extraProps[key] = allProps[key];
     }
   });
   return convertCurry(abstract[0], extraProps);
@@ -395,34 +425,6 @@ FontAwesomeIcon.propTypes = {
   transform: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.object]),
   swapOpacity: PropTypes.bool
 };
-FontAwesomeIcon.defaultProps = {
-  border: false,
-  className: '',
-  mask: null,
-  maskId: null,
-  fixedWidth: false,
-  inverse: false,
-  flip: false,
-  icon: null,
-  listItem: false,
-  pull: null,
-  pulse: false,
-  rotation: null,
-  size: null,
-  spin: false,
-  spinPulse: false,
-  spinReverse: false,
-  beat: false,
-  fade: false,
-  beatFade: false,
-  bounce: false,
-  shake: false,
-  symbol: false,
-  title: '',
-  titleId: null,
-  transform: null,
-  swapOpacity: false
-};
 var convertCurry = convert.bind(null, React.createElement);
 
 export { FontAwesomeIcon };
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3a19669..7129ae8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -336,17 +336,47 @@
     return Array.isArray(value) && value.length > 0 || !Array.isArray(value) && value ? _defineProperty({}, key, value) : {};
   }
 
+  var defaultProps = {
+    border: false,
+    className: '',
+    mask: null,
+    maskId: null,
+    fixedWidth: false,
+    inverse: false,
+    flip: false,
+    icon: null,
+    listItem: false,
+    pull: null,
+    pulse: false,
+    rotation: null,
+    size: null,
+    spin: false,
+    spinPulse: false,
+    spinReverse: false,
+    beat: false,
+    fade: false,
+    beatFade: false,
+    bounce: false,
+    shake: false,
+    symbol: false,
+    title: '',
+    titleId: null,
+    transform: null,
+    swapOpacity: false
+  };
   var FontAwesomeIcon = /*#__PURE__*/React__default["default"].forwardRef(function (props, ref) {
-    var iconArgs = props.icon,
-        maskArgs = props.mask,
-        symbol = props.symbol,
-        className = props.className,
-        title = props.title,
-        titleId = props.titleId,
-        maskId = props.maskId;
+    var allProps = _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, defaultProps), props);
+
+    var iconArgs = allProps.icon,
+        maskArgs = allProps.mask,
+        symbol = allProps.symbol,
+        className = allProps.className,
+        title = allProps.title,
+        titleId = allProps.titleId,
+        maskId = allProps.maskId;
     var iconLookup = normalizeIconArgs(iconArgs);
-    var classes = objectWithKey('classes', [].concat(_toConsumableArray(classList(props)), _toConsumableArray(className.split(' '))));
-    var transform = objectWithKey('transform', typeof props.transform === 'string' ? fontawesomeSvgCore.parse.transform(props.transform) : props.transform);
+    var classes = objectWithKey('classes', [].concat(_toConsumableArray(classList(allProps)), _toConsumableArray(className.split(' '))));
+    var transform = objectWithKey('transform', typeof allProps.transform === 'string' ? fontawesomeSvgCore.parse.transform(allProps.transform) : allProps.transform);
     var mask = objectWithKey('mask', normalizeIconArgs(maskArgs));
     var renderedIcon = fontawesomeSvgCore.icon(iconLookup, _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2(_objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, classes), transform), mask), {}, {
       symbol: symbol,
@@ -364,10 +394,10 @@
     var extraProps = {
       ref: ref
     };
-    Object.keys(props).forEach(function (key) {
+    Object.keys(allProps).forEach(function (key) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-prototype-builtins
-      if (!FontAwesomeIcon.defaultProps.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-        extraProps[key] = props[key];
+      if (!defaultProps.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+        extraProps[key] = allProps[key];
       }
     });
     return convertCurry(abstract[0], extraProps);
@@ -402,34 +432,6 @@
     transform: PropTypes__default["default"].oneOfType([PropTypes__default["default"].string, PropTypes__default["default"].object]),
     swapOpacity: PropTypes__default["default"].bool
   };
-  FontAwesomeIcon.defaultProps = {
-    border: false,
-    className: '',
-    mask: null,
-    maskId: null,
-    fixedWidth: false,
-    inverse: false,
-    flip: false,
-    icon: null,
-    listItem: false,
-    pull: null,
-    pulse: false,
-    rotation: null,
-    size: null,
-    spin: false,
-    spinPulse: false,
-    spinReverse: false,
-    beat: false,
-    fade: false,
-    beatFade: false,
-    bounce: false,
-    shake: false,
-    symbol: false,
-    title: '',
-    titleId: null,
-    transform: null,
-    swapOpacity: false
-  };
   var convertCurry = convert.bind(null, React__default["default"].createElement);
 
   exports.FontAwesomeIcon = FontAwesomeIcon;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1139564..59416d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome",
   "description": "Official React component for Font Awesome",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "main": "index.js",
   "module": "index.es.js",
   "jsnext:main": "index.es.js",
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     "Proudust <github.com/proudust>",
     "Tiago Sousa <github.com/TiagoPortfolio>",
     "Alexey Victorov <github.com/AliMamed>",
-    "Calum Smith <github.com/cpmsmith>"
+    "Calum Smith <github.com/cpmsmith>",
+    "squiaios <github.com/squiaios>"
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {