diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
index c3c6b4eb302a3..fb78b21204ac7 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.10",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^0.4.1",
     "netlify-identity-widget": "^1.4.11",
-    "webpack": "^4.16.0"
+    "webpack": "^5.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.0.0",