diff --git a/examples/polymer-cli/package.json b/examples/polymer-cli/package.json
index 9759ecc61426..07041c5fd6cb 100644
--- a/examples/polymer-cli/package.json
+++ b/examples/polymer-cli/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "global": "^4.3.2",
     "lit-html": "^1.0.0",
     "polymer-webpack-loader": "^2.0.3",
-    "webpack": "^4.33.0"
+    "webpack": "^5.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.0",