diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json b/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
index 8e971dcba6..2c43902c18 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/core/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "connect-history-api-fallback": "^1.5.0",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.2",
     "core-js": "^3.6.4",
-    "cross-spawn": "^6.0.5",
+    "cross-spawn": "^7.0.0",
     "css-loader": "^2.1.1",
     "file-loader": "^3.0.1",
     "js-yaml": "^3.13.1",
@@ -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"
   },