diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6dd03b5764fe653862aeaa2f46b9007c1437e27..792ed44cee10a0a2879c9632909ecd39cf434c2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "react-test-renderer": "^15.6.1",
     "sass-loader": "^6.0.6",
     "style-loader": "^0.18.2",
-    "webpack": "^3.5.5",
+    "webpack": "^3.8.1",
     "webpack-node-externals": "^1.6.0",
     "xpub-styleguide": "^0.0.2"
   },