diff --git a/.changeset/fast-lies-invite.md b/.changeset/fast-lies-invite.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e7d05c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fast-lies-invite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/i18next-shopify': patch
+---
+
+Resolve Vite production issues by replacing `require` statement with `import`
diff --git a/rollup.config.js b/rollup.config.js
index 6845987..7a9353b 100644
--- a/rollup.config.js
+++ b/rollup.config.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const config = {
     copy({targets: [{src: './index.d.ts', dest: 'dist/types'}]}),
   ].concat(compress ? terser() : []),
   output,
+  external: ['react'],
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 8644306..91569e1 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {isValidElement, cloneElement} = require('react');
+import {isValidElement, cloneElement} from 'react';
 
 const arr = [];
 const each = arr.forEach;