diff --git a/demo/package.json b/demo/package.json
index 467d4cb719..43e1aa9d02 100644
--- a/demo/package.json
+++ b/demo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/demo",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "a sandbox for react-spring (probably will be replaced with something in the future)",
   "main": "null",
   "author": "Josh Ellis",
diff --git a/packages/animated/package.json b/packages/animated/package.json
index b6f6df4f8c..4264be7c13 100644
--- a/packages/animated/package.json
+++ b/packages/animated/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/animated",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "description": "Animated component props for React",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_animated.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
     "pack": "yarn pack"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 25392fd993..5eb444d764 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/core",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_core.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/react-spring_core.modern.d.mts",
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
     "pack": "yarn pack"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useTransition.tsx b/packages/core/src/hooks/useTransition.tsx
index 940b55e6ee..4dccb4d3cd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useTransition.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useTransition.tsx
@@ -438,11 +438,13 @@ export function useTransition(
 
         const props = elem?.props ?? {}
 
-        if (isLegacyReact) {
-          props.ref = elem.ref
-        }
+        const elemRef = isLegacyReact ? elem?.ref : props?.ref
 
-        return elem && elem.type ? <elem.type key={key} {...props} /> : elem
+        return elem && elem.type ? (
+          <elem.type {...props} key={key} ref={elemRef} />
+        ) : (
+          elem
+        )
       })}
     </>
   )
diff --git a/packages/parallax/package.json b/packages/parallax/package.json
index 3e8973158e..8a68d3a619 100644
--- a/packages/parallax/package.json
+++ b/packages/parallax/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/parallax",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_parallax.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/react-spring_parallax.modern.d.mts",
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
     "test": "vite serve ./test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/web": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/web": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/rafz/package.json b/packages/rafz/package.json
index df6543da01..9269c10800 100644
--- a/packages/rafz/package.json
+++ b/packages/rafz/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/rafz",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "description": "react-spring's fork of rafz one frameloop to rule them all",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_rafz.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-spring/package.json b/packages/react-spring/package.json
index 60dc1b864e..6535df2fbe 100644
--- a/packages/react-spring/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-spring/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-spring",
-  "version": "10.0.1",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/react-spring.modern.d.mts",
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
     "Josh Ellis (https://github.com/joshuaellis)"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.1",
-    "@react-spring/konva": "~10.0.1",
-    "@react-spring/native": "~10.0.1",
-    "@react-spring/three": "~10.0.1",
-    "@react-spring/web": "~10.0.1",
-    "@react-spring/zdog": "~10.0.1"
+    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/konva": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/native": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/three": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/web": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/zdog": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/shared/package.json b/packages/shared/package.json
index f27f66b5af..0906260a9e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/package.json
+++ b/packages/shared/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/shared",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "description": "Globals and shared modules",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_shared.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
     "Josh Ellis (https://github.com/joshuaellis)"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/rafz": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/rafz": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index 77f4ba0d7e..5f27833da8 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/types",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "description": "Internal package with TypeScript stuff",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_types.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
diff --git a/targets/konva/package.json b/targets/konva/package.json
index 84dd97545d..b818ee05cb 100644
--- a/targets/konva/package.json
+++ b/targets/konva/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/konva",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_konva.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/react-spring_konva.modern.d.mts",
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
     "Josh Ellis (https://github.com/joshuaellis)"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "konva": ">=2.6",
diff --git a/targets/native/package.json b/targets/native/package.json
index fcac1f56f3..3170109ff6 100644
--- a/targets/native/package.json
+++ b/targets/native/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/native",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_native.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/react-spring_native.modern.d.mts",
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
     "Josh Ellis (https://github.com/joshuaellis)"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
diff --git a/targets/three/package.json b/targets/three/package.json
index 9f3fbc4a72..80de32f366 100644
--- a/targets/three/package.json
+++ b/targets/three/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/three",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_three.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/react-spring_three.modern.d.mts",
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
     "Josh Ellis (https://github.com/joshuaellis)"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@react-three/fiber": ">=6.0",
diff --git a/targets/web/package.json b/targets/web/package.json
index 8d63a3015a..6faf7d4b9f 100644
--- a/targets/web/package.json
+++ b/targets/web/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/web",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_web.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/react-spring_web.modern.d.mts",
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
     "Josh Ellis (https://github.com/joshuaellis)"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
diff --git a/targets/zdog/package.json b/targets/zdog/package.json
index f42f5eb698..3d5e4ac5ce 100644
--- a/targets/zdog/package.json
+++ b/targets/zdog/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@react-spring/zdog",
-  "version": "10.0.2",
+  "version": "10.0.3",
   "module": "./dist/react-spring_zdog.legacy-esm.js",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/react-spring_zdog.modern.d.mts",
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
     "Josh Ellis (https://github.com/joshuaellis)"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.2",
-    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.2"
+    "@react-spring/animated": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/core": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/shared": "~10.0.3",
+    "@react-spring/types": "~10.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ca124ddfee..a8fec5586f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4403,24 +4403,24 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@react-spring/animated@workspace:packages/animated, @react-spring/animated@~10.0.2":
+"@react-spring/animated@workspace:packages/animated, @react-spring/animated@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/animated@workspace:packages/animated"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/core@workspace:packages/core, @react-spring/core@~10.0.1, @react-spring/core@~10.0.2":
+"@react-spring/core@workspace:packages/core, @react-spring/core@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/core@workspace:packages/core"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
   languageName: unknown
@@ -4515,14 +4515,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/konva@workspace:targets/konva, @react-spring/konva@~10.0.1":
+"@react-spring/konva@workspace:targets/konva, @react-spring/konva@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/konva@workspace:targets/konva"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     konva: ">=2.6"
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
@@ -4530,14 +4530,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/native@workspace:targets/native, @react-spring/native@~10.0.1":
+"@react-spring/native@workspace:targets/native, @react-spring/native@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/native@workspace:targets/native"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
     react-native: ">=0.78"
@@ -4548,39 +4548,39 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/parallax@workspace:packages/parallax"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/web": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/web": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
     react-dom: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/rafz@workspace:^, @react-spring/rafz@workspace:packages/rafz, @react-spring/rafz@~10.0.2":
+"@react-spring/rafz@workspace:^, @react-spring/rafz@workspace:packages/rafz, @react-spring/rafz@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/rafz@workspace:packages/rafz"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/shared@workspace:packages/shared, @react-spring/shared@~10.0.2":
+"@react-spring/shared@workspace:packages/shared, @react-spring/shared@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/shared@workspace:packages/shared"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/rafz": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/rafz": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/three@workspace:targets/three, @react-spring/three@~10.0.1":
+"@react-spring/three@workspace:targets/three, @react-spring/three@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/three@workspace:targets/three"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     "@react-three/fiber": ">=6.0"
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
@@ -4588,34 +4588,34 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/types@workspace:packages/types, @react-spring/types@~10.0.2":
+"@react-spring/types@workspace:packages/types, @react-spring/types@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/types@workspace:packages/types"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/web@workspace:^, @react-spring/web@workspace:targets/web, @react-spring/web@~10.0.1, @react-spring/web@~10.0.2":
+"@react-spring/web@workspace:^, @react-spring/web@workspace:targets/web, @react-spring/web@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/web@workspace:targets/web"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
     react-dom: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@react-spring/zdog@workspace:targets/zdog, @react-spring/zdog@~10.0.1":
+"@react-spring/zdog@workspace:targets/zdog, @react-spring/zdog@~10.0.3":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@react-spring/zdog@workspace:targets/zdog"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.2
-    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.2
+    "@react-spring/animated": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/shared": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/types": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
     react-dom: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
@@ -16701,12 +16701,12 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "react-spring@workspace:packages/react-spring"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.1
-    "@react-spring/konva": ~10.0.1
-    "@react-spring/native": ~10.0.1
-    "@react-spring/three": ~10.0.1
-    "@react-spring/web": ~10.0.1
-    "@react-spring/zdog": ~10.0.1
+    "@react-spring/core": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/konva": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/native": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/three": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/web": ~10.0.3
+    "@react-spring/zdog": ~10.0.3
   peerDependencies:
     react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
     react-dom: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0