diff --git a/examples/browser-webpack/package.json b/examples/browser-webpack/package.json
index b26c45de1b..ffd89f2ad9 100644
--- a/examples/browser-webpack/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-webpack/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0",
     "webpack": "^5.28.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^4.5.0",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^3.11.2"
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ipfs": "^0.55.1"