diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc3c6b49..cd2232a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "standard-version": "^9.3.0",
     "style-loader": "2.0.0",
     "typescript": "4.1.3",
-    "webpack": "5.24.3",
+    "webpack": "^5.79.0",
     "webpack-cli": "4.5.0",
     "webpack-recompilation-simulator": "3.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/spec/example.spec.js b/spec/example.spec.js
index acc1837f..7b241c1f 100644
--- a/spec/example.spec.js
+++ b/spec/example.spec.js
@@ -40,20 +40,24 @@ function runExample (exampleName, done) {
     }
 
     webpack(options, (err, stats) => {
-      expect(err).toBeFalsy();
-      expect(stats.compilation.errors).toEqual([]);
-
-      const dircompare = require('dir-compare');
-      const res = dircompare.compareSync(fixturePath, exampleOutput, { compareSize: true });
-
-      res.diffSet.filter(diff => diff.state === 'distinct').forEach(diff => {
-        const file1Contents = fs.readFileSync(path.join(diff.path1, diff.name1)).toString();
-        const file2Contents = fs.readFileSync(path.join(diff.path2, diff.name2)).toString();
-        expect(file1Contents).toEqual(file2Contents);
-      });
-
-      expect(res.same).toBe(true);
-      rimraf(exampleOutput, done);
+      try {
+        expect(err).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(stats.compilation.errors).toEqual([]);
+
+        const dircompare = require('dir-compare');
+        const res = dircompare.compareSync(fixturePath, exampleOutput, { compareSize: true });
+
+        res.diffSet.filter(diff => diff.state === 'distinct').forEach(diff => {
+          const file1Contents = fs.readFileSync(path.join(diff.path1, diff.name1)).toString();
+          const file2Contents = fs.readFileSync(path.join(diff.path2, diff.name2)).toString();
+          expect(file1Contents).toEqual(file2Contents);
+        });
+
+        expect(res.same).toBe(true);
+        rimraf(exampleOutput, done);
+      } catch (e) {
+        done(e);
+      }
     });
   });
 }