diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_asset/Cargo.toml
index 61a1f4dec6612..bd6874d683f83 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ anyhow = "1.0.4"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 downcast-rs = "1.2.0"
 fastrand = "1.7.0"
-notify = { version = "=5.0.0-pre.15", optional = true }
+notify = { version = "5.0.0", optional = true }
 parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/filesystem_watcher.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/filesystem_watcher.rs
index 5ee499e80e3ed..ace2500cd5b8f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/filesystem_watcher.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/filesystem_watcher.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crossbeam_channel::Receiver;
-use notify::{Event, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Result, Watcher};
+use notify::{Config, Event, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Result, Watcher};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 /// Watches for changes to files on the local filesystem.
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ pub struct FilesystemWatcher {
 impl Default for FilesystemWatcher {
     fn default() -> Self {
         let (sender, receiver) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
-        let watcher: RecommendedWatcher = RecommendedWatcher::new(move |res| {
-            sender.send(res).expect("Watch event send failure.");
-        })
+        let watcher: RecommendedWatcher = RecommendedWatcher::new(
+            move |res| {
+                sender.send(res).expect("Watch event send failure.");
+            },
+            Config::default(),
+        )
         .expect("Failed to create filesystem watcher.");
         FilesystemWatcher { watcher, receiver }
     }