diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json b/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
index 8e971dcba6..e21a5530cc 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
     "vuepress-plugin-container": "^2.0.2",
     "webpack": "^4.8.1",
     "webpack-chain": "^6.0.0",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^3.5.1",
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^4.0.0",
     "webpack-merge": "^4.1.2",
-    "webpackbar": "3.2.0"
+    "webpackbar": "4.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=8.6"