diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 26c4708..da236f4 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@wasm-tool/wasm-pack-plugin": "^1.1.0",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.3",
-    "webpack": "^4.42.0",
+    "webpack": "^5.1.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.3",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.7.1",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.0"
diff --git a/template/webpack.config.js b/template/webpack.config.js
index d35da09..91967b3 100644
--- a/template/webpack.config.js
+++ b/template/webpack.config.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ module.exports = {
   devServer: {
     contentBase: dist,
   },
+  experiments: {
+    asyncWebAssembly: true
+  },
   plugins: [
     new CopyPlugin([
       path.resolve(__dirname, "static")