diff --git a/template/babel.config.js b/template/babel.config.js
index f7b3da3..a4a098a 100644
--- a/template/babel.config.js
+++ b/template/babel.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 module.exports = {
-  presets: ['module:@react-native/babel-preset'],
+  presets: [
+    [
+      'module:@react-native/babel-preset',
+      {
+        // Reduces bundle size: without `enableBabelRuntime`, Babel helper functions will be inlined multiple times across different files.
+        enableBabelRuntime: require('@babel/runtime/package.json').version,
+      },
+    ],
+  ],
 };