Using a custom ESLint version in Create React App

I'm maintaining my own ESLint rules for all my projects. With Create React App (CRA), custom configuration is always a hassle (by design). Custom rules are usually fine, unless the ESLint peer dependency version doesn't support them yet:

$ react-scripts build
Creating an optimized production build...
Failed to compile.

src/common/api.ts
  Definition for rule 'react/jsx-no-constructed-context-values' was not found   react/jsx-no-constructed-context-values
  Definition for rule 'no-unsafe-optional-chaining' was not found               no-unsafe-optional-chaining

Notice that as of CRA version 4.0.0, react-scripts build (and react-scripts start) run eslint implicitly, which sounds like a strange decision. As of version 4.0.2, it is possible to disable this behavior.

I thought defining a custom version in package.json will solve the issue, but react-scripts doesn't pick it up:

"devDependencies": {
  "eslint": "7.17.0",
},

Finally, with yarn resolutions, I was able to override (peer) dependency versions:

"resolutions": {
  "eslint": "7.17.0",
  "eslint-plugin-react": "7.22.0"
},

Note: this method relies on using yarn instead of npm.