diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json b/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
index 8e971dcba6..664acf85a4 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "autoprefixer": "^9.5.1",
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.4",
     "cache-loader": "^3.0.0",
-    "chokidar": "^2.0.3",
+    "chokidar": "^3.0.0",
     "connect-history-api-fallback": "^1.5.0",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.2",
     "core-js": "^3.6.4",
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "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"
   },