diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
index 69e250e171567..d0096e6dd7397 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-netlify-cms/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "html-webpack-include-assets-plugin": "^1.0.2",
-    "html-webpack-plugin": "^2.30.1",
+    "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.0",
     "netlify-cms": "^1.0.1",
     "netlify-identity-widget": "^1.4.11"
   },