diff --git a/examples/basic-commonjs/README.md b/examples/basic-commonjs/README.md
index bd9d2499fa..87025c46e2 100644
--- a/examples/basic-commonjs/README.md
+++ b/examples/basic-commonjs/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 Run `npm install` in the directory to install React from npm. Then run:
 
-    ./node_modules/.bin/browserify --debug --transform reactify ./index.js > ./bundle.js
+```sh
+npm start
+```
 
 to produce `bundle.js` with example code and React.
diff --git a/examples/basic-commonjs/index.html b/examples/basic-commonjs/index.html
index c9aeb2879f..a63f3016d3 100644
--- a/examples/basic-commonjs/index.html
+++ b/examples/basic-commonjs/index.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </div>
     <h4>Example Details</h4>
     <p>This is written with JSX in a CommonJS module and precompiled to vanilla JS by running:</p>
-    <pre>browserify --debug --transform reactify index.js &gt; bundle.js</pre>
+    <pre>npm start</pre>
     <p>
       Learn more about React at
       <a href="https://facebook.github.io/react" target="_blank">facebook.github.io/react</a>.
diff --git a/examples/basic-commonjs/index.js b/examples/basic-commonjs/index.js
index 271595aeb9..ef90bbb89c 100644
--- a/examples/basic-commonjs/index.js
+++ b/examples/basic-commonjs/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 
 var ExampleApplication = React.createClass({
   render: function() {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ var ExampleApplication = React.createClass({
 var start = new Date().getTime();
 
 setInterval(function() {
-  React.render(
+  ReactDOM.render(
     <ExampleApplication elapsed={new Date().getTime() - start} />,
     document.getElementById('container')
   );
diff --git a/examples/basic-commonjs/package.json b/examples/basic-commonjs/package.json
index 05e798eed1..be65e6a26e 100644
--- a/examples/basic-commonjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/basic-commonjs/package.json
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
   "name": "react-basic-commonjs-example",
   "description": "Basic example of using React with CommonJS",
   "main": "index.js",
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "browserify": "^6.3.3",
-    "react": "^0.13.0",
-    "reactify": "^0.17.1"
+  "dependencies": {
+    "babelify": "^6.3.0",
+    "react": "^0.14.0-rc1",
+    "react-dom": "^0.14.0-rc1",
+    "watchify": "^3.4.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "browserify --debug --transform reactify index.js > bundle.js"
+    "start": "watchify index.js -v -t babelify -o bundle.js"
   }
 }