diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 654f14b5097..90a99796d8b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13611,9 +13611,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webpack-node-externals/-/webpack-node-externals-2.5.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37f2f99aea8..b6998db721d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     "webpack": "^4.44.1",
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.12",
     "webpack-merge": "^5.0.9",
-    "webpack-node-externals": "^1.7.2"
+    "webpack-node-externals": "^2.5.0"
   },
   "browserslist": [
     "extends @nextcloud/browserslist-config"