diff --git a/packages/component-authentication/package.json b/packages/component-authentication/package.json
index 343c9fdf5c5151f2bc1589af5bfc84400c5d0f8e..1b030cec3882a14f89964038e65da1e37d009f4d 100644
--- a/packages/component-authentication/package.json
+++ b/packages/component-authentication/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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     "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"
   },
diff --git a/packages/component-dashboard/package.json b/packages/component-dashboard/package.json
index 18c6263e7b6359f945c8ba3bbf8f22b27871ae3f..e91d8b04f26001d8b9179802e8752dd244b7f88a 100644
--- a/packages/component-dashboard/package.json
+++ b/packages/component-dashboard/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "react-styleguidist": "^6.0.8",
     "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"
   },
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript/package.json b/packages/component-manuscript/package.json
index 724b0c737e186a521561219714e828d51067efca..2492f2460df8c349a0d2b88100466f4dad2add79 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript/package.json
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "react-styleguidist": "^6.0.8",
     "sass-loader": "^6.0.6",
     "style-loader": "^0.18.2",
-    "webpack": "^3.5.5",
+    "webpack": "^3.8.1",
     "webpack-node-externals": "^1.6.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.10",
     "pubsweet-client": "^1.0.0-beta.7",
diff --git a/packages/component-review/package.json b/packages/component-review/package.json
index 7b030771102858b41287e2558147ba0d92a3e577..41db8306d94a198664b885854a9594e63f5ab32d 100644
--- a/packages/component-review/package.json
+++ b/packages/component-review/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "react-styleguidist": "^6.0.8",
     "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"
   },
diff --git a/packages/component-submit/package.json b/packages/component-submit/package.json
index fddba7d554c883aec8e92167a70461305b88a4f9..77b4e25cb799fc6bcb91f9082113c8d486a2e3ab 100644
--- a/packages/component-submit/package.json
+++ b/packages/component-submit/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "react-styleguidist": "^6.0.8",
     "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"
   },
diff --git a/packages/xpub-edit/package.json b/packages/xpub-edit/package.json
index bd8e7d04af8bbb2b0fb6899fe3931629346521df..a6b02e358d1b32f079d38fee284c4890de6d4a9d 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-edit/package.json
+++ b/packages/xpub-edit/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "react-styleguidist": "^6.0.8",
     "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"
   },
diff --git a/packages/xpub-styleguide/package.json b/packages/xpub-styleguide/package.json
index 15792ea357d7a6f06bea2fec3794bd3a000a43d4..17f44d0033cb4fa4f16d282b0da606d68744b8de 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-styleguide/package.json
+++ b/packages/xpub-styleguide/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
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     "sass-loader": "^6.0.6",
     "style-loader": "^0.18.2",
-    "webpack": "^3.5.5",
+    "webpack": "^3.8.1",
     "webpack-node-externals": "^1.6.0"
   },
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diff --git a/packages/xpub-ui/package.json b/packages/xpub-ui/package.json
index b6dd03b5764fe653862aeaa2f46b9007c1437e27..792ed44cee10a0a2879c9632909ecd39cf434c2e 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/xpub-ui/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
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     "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"
   },