diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json b/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
index 8e971dcba6..cf88664e91 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "vue-template-compiler": "^2.6.10",
     "vuepress-html-webpack-plugin": "^3.2.0",
     "vuepress-plugin-container": "^2.0.2",
-    "webpack": "^4.8.1",
+    "webpack": "^5.94.0",
     "webpack-chain": "^6.0.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.5.1",
     "webpack-merge": "^4.1.2",