diff --git a/scripts/create-package/plop-templates-react/package.json.hbs b/scripts/create-package/plop-templates-react/package.json.hbs
index ddafce29a12e5..a290ef4b4a4fc 100644
--- a/scripts/create-package/plop-templates-react/package.json.hbs
+++ b/scripts/create-package/plop-templates-react/package.json.hbs
@@ -40,5 +40,12 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "",
     "react": "",
     "react-dom": ""
+  },
+  "beachball": {
+    "disallowedChangeTypes": [
+      "major",
+      "minor",
+      "patch"
+    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/create-package/plopfile.ts b/scripts/create-package/plopfile.ts
index 15c612d1dd947..50ff6179facb5 100644
--- a/scripts/create-package/plopfile.ts
+++ b/scripts/create-package/plopfile.ts
@@ -236,10 +236,6 @@ function replaceVersionsFromReference(
     if (packageJsons[0].version?.[0] !== '9') {
       throw new Error(`Converged reference package ${packageJsons[0].name} does not appear to have version 9.x`);
     }
-    // Update beachball config in package.json to match the current v9
-    if (packageJsons[0].beachball) {
-      newPackageJson.beachball = packageJsons[0].beachball;
-    }
   }
 }