diff --git a/lib/compiler/defaults/webpack-defaults.ts b/lib/compiler/defaults/webpack-defaults.ts
index 517274b33..e3f8407d4 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/defaults/webpack-defaults.ts
+++ b/lib/compiler/defaults/webpack-defaults.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const webpackDefaultsFactory = (
   output: {
     filename: join(relativeSourceRoot, `${entryFilename}.js`),
   },
-  externals: [nodeExternals()],
+  externals: [nodeExternals() as any],
   module: {
     rules: [
       {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 558e241d3..a4ff2a97c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nestjs/cli",
-  "version": "7.5.7",
+  "version": "7.5.7-next.1",
   "description": "Nest - modern, fast, powerful node.js web framework (@cli)",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "11.2.6",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics-cli": "0.1102.6",
     "@nestjs/schematics": "^7.3.0",
-    "@types/webpack": "5.0.0",
     "chalk": "3.0.0",
     "chokidar": "3.5.1",
     "cli-table3": "0.5.1",
@@ -78,6 +77,7 @@
     "@types/os-name": "3.1.0",
     "@types/rimraf": "3.0.0",
     "@types/shelljs": "0.8.8",
+    "@types/webpack": "5.0.0",
     "@types/webpack-node-externals": "2.5.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "4.19.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "4.19.0",