diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
index 2c3326fb134ce..4883111ef4e48 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.20",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^0.11.2",
     "netlify-identity-widget": "^1.9.1",
-    "webpack": "^4.44.2"
+    "webpack": "^5.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.12.1",