diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d8c7f90f5d1..433b3f6d569d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "typescript": "~2.2.0",
     "url-loader": "^0.5.7",
     "walk-sync": "^0.3.1",
-    "webpack": "~2.3.0",
+    "webpack": "~2.4.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "~2.4.2",
     "webpack-merge": "^2.4.0",
     "zone.js": "^0.8.4"
diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/package.json b/packages/@angular/cli/package.json
index 39286dc89c38..05d47cae2b84 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "typescript": ">=2.0.0 <2.3.0",
     "url-loader": "^0.5.7",
     "walk-sync": "^0.3.1",
-    "webpack": "~2.3.0",
+    "webpack": "~2.4.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "~2.4.2",
     "webpack-merge": "^2.4.0",
     "zone.js": "^0.8.4"