diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 3f7c4daa777..247fddea11c 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "file-loader": "1.1.5",
     "fs-extra": "3.0.1",
     "fsevents": "1.1.2",
-    "html-webpack-plugin": "2.29.0",
+    "html-webpack-plugin": "4.0.0",
     "jest": "20.0.4",
     "node-sass": "^4.6.0",
     "object-assign": "4.1.1",