Uncaught ReferenceError: React is not defined in production build using vite

[robiokidenis]

I get an Uncaught ReferenceError: React is not defined error. This error happens only in production build and not in the dev server.

here is my vite.config.js

import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import laravel from 'laravel-vite-plugin';
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';

export default defineConfig({
    
    plugins: [
        laravel({
            input: 'resources/js/app.jsx',
            refresh: true,
        }),
        react(),
    ],
    
});