diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
index efa2136e5..3263c4e38 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "webpack": "^5.65.0",
     "webpack-bundle-tracker": "^3.0.1",
     "webpack-cli": "^5.0.1",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^4.6.0",
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^5.0.0",
     "webpack-merge": "^5.8.0"
   },
   "engines": {