diff --git a/lib/plugin-webpack4.js b/lib/plugin-webpack4.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dc22c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/plugin-webpack4.js
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+const RuleSet = require('webpack/lib/RuleSet')
+const progressiveLoaderModule = require('../progressive-loader/module')
+let vueLoaderPath
+try {
+  vueLoaderPath = require.resolve('vue-loader')
+} catch (err) {}
+
+function isVueLoader (use) {
+  return use.ident === 'vue-loader-options' ||
+    use.loader === 'vue-loader' ||
+    (vueLoaderPath && use.loader === vueLoaderPath)
+}
+
+class VuetifyLoaderPlugin {
+  constructor (options) {
+    this.options = options || {}
+  }
+
+  apply (compiler) {
+    // use webpack's RuleSet utility to normalize user rules
+    const rawRules = compiler.options.module.rules
+    const { rules } = new RuleSet(rawRules)
+    this.rules = rules
+
+    // find the rules that apply to vue files
+    const vueRules = rules.filter(rule => rule.use && rule.use.find(isVueLoader))
+
+    if (!vueRules.length) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `[VuetifyLoaderPlugin Error] No matching rule for vue-loader found.\n` +
+        `Make sure there is at least one root-level rule that uses vue-loader.`
+      )
+    }
+
+    vueRules.forEach(this.updateRule.bind(this))
+
+    compiler.options.module.rules = rules
+  }
+
+  updateRule (rule) {
+    if (this.options.progressiveImages) {
+      const vueLoaderOptions = rule.use.find(isVueLoader).options
+      vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions = vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions || {}
+      vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions.modules = vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions.modules || []
+      vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions.modules.push(progressiveLoaderModule)
+
+      const imageRuleIndex = this.rules.findIndex(rule => {
+        return rule.resource &&
+          !rule.resourceQuery &&
+          ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif'].some(ext => rule.resource(ext))
+      })
+      let imageRule = this.rules[imageRuleIndex]
+
+      const options = typeof this.options.progressiveImages === 'boolean'
+        ? undefined
+        : this.options.progressiveImages
+
+      if (!imageRule) {
+        imageRule = {
+          test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif|svg|eot|ttf|woff|woff2)(\?.*)?$/,
+          oneOf: [
+            {
+              test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif)$/,
+              resourceQuery: options ? options.resourceQuery : /vuetify-preload/,
+              use: [
+                {
+                  loader: 'vuetify-loader/progressive-loader',
+                  options
+                },
+                {
+                  loader: 'url-loader',
+                  options: { limit: 8000 }
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              loader: 'url-loader',
+              options: { limit: 8000 }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+        rules.push(imageRule)
+      } else {
+        if (Array.isArray(imageRule.use)) {
+          imageRule.oneOf = [
+            {
+              test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif)$/,
+              resourceQuery: options ? options.resourceQuery : /vuetify-preload/,
+              use: [
+                {
+                  loader: 'vuetify-loader/progressive-loader',
+                  options
+                },
+                ...imageRule.use
+              ]
+            },
+            ...imageRule.use
+          ]
+        } else if (imageRule.loader) {
+          imageRule.oneOf = [
+            {
+              test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif)$/,
+              resourceQuery: options ? options.resourceQuery : /vuetify-preload/,
+              use: [
+                {
+                  loader: 'vuetify-loader/progressive-loader',
+                  options
+                },
+                {
+                  loader: imageRule.loader,
+                  options: imageRule.options
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              loader: imageRule.loader,
+              options: imageRule.options
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+        delete imageRule.use
+        delete imageRule.loader
+        delete imageRule.options
+      }
+    }
+
+    rule.oneOf = [
+      {
+        resourceQuery: '?',
+        use: rule.use
+      },
+      {
+        use: [
+          {
+            loader: require.resolve('./loader'),
+            options: {
+              match: this.options.match || [],
+              attrsMatch: this.options.attrsMatch || [],
+              registerStylesSSR: this.options.registerStylesSSR || false
+            }
+          },
+          ...rule.use
+        ]
+      },
+    ]
+    delete rule.use
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = VuetifyLoaderPlugin
diff --git a/lib/plugin-webpack5.js b/lib/plugin-webpack5.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 6dc22c2..fa63750 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -1,150 +1,12 @@
-const RuleSet = require('webpack/lib/RuleSet')
-const progressiveLoaderModule = require('../progressive-loader/module')
-let vueLoaderPath
-try {
-  vueLoaderPath = require.resolve('vue-loader')
-} catch (err) {}
-
-function isVueLoader (use) {
-  return use.ident === 'vue-loader-options' ||
-    use.loader === 'vue-loader' ||
-    (vueLoaderPath && use.loader === vueLoaderPath)
-}
-
-class VuetifyLoaderPlugin {
-  constructor (options) {
-    this.options = options || {}
-  }
-
-  apply (compiler) {
-    // use webpack's RuleSet utility to normalize user rules
-    const rawRules = compiler.options.module.rules
-    const { rules } = new RuleSet(rawRules)
-    this.rules = rules
-
-    // find the rules that apply to vue files
-    const vueRules = rules.filter(rule => rule.use && rule.use.find(isVueLoader))
-
-    if (!vueRules.length) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `[VuetifyLoaderPlugin Error] No matching rule for vue-loader found.\n` +
-        `Make sure there is at least one root-level rule that uses vue-loader.`
-      )
-    }
-
-    vueRules.forEach(this.updateRule.bind(this))
-
-    compiler.options.module.rules = rules
-  }
-
-  updateRule (rule) {
-    if (this.options.progressiveImages) {
-      const vueLoaderOptions = rule.use.find(isVueLoader).options
-      vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions = vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions || {}
-      vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions.modules = vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions.modules || []
-      vueLoaderOptions.compilerOptions.modules.push(progressiveLoaderModule)
-
-      const imageRuleIndex = this.rules.findIndex(rule => {
-        return rule.resource &&
-          !rule.resourceQuery &&
-          ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif'].some(ext => rule.resource(ext))
-      })
-      let imageRule = this.rules[imageRuleIndex]
-
-      const options = typeof this.options.progressiveImages === 'boolean'
-        ? undefined
-        : this.options.progressiveImages
-
-      if (!imageRule) {
-        imageRule = {
-          test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif|svg|eot|ttf|woff|woff2)(\?.*)?$/,
-          oneOf: [
-            {
-              test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif)$/,
-              resourceQuery: options ? options.resourceQuery : /vuetify-preload/,
-              use: [
-                {
-                  loader: 'vuetify-loader/progressive-loader',
-                  options
-                },
-                {
-                  loader: 'url-loader',
-                  options: { limit: 8000 }
-                }
-              ]
-            },
-            {
-              loader: 'url-loader',
-              options: { limit: 8000 }
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-        rules.push(imageRule)
-      } else {
-        if (Array.isArray(imageRule.use)) {
-          imageRule.oneOf = [
-            {
-              test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif)$/,
-              resourceQuery: options ? options.resourceQuery : /vuetify-preload/,
-              use: [
-                {
-                  loader: 'vuetify-loader/progressive-loader',
-                  options
-                },
-                ...imageRule.use
-              ]
-            },
-            ...imageRule.use
-          ]
-        } else if (imageRule.loader) {
-          imageRule.oneOf = [
-            {
-              test: /\.(png|jpe?g|gif)$/,
-              resourceQuery: options ? options.resourceQuery : /vuetify-preload/,
-              use: [
-                {
-                  loader: 'vuetify-loader/progressive-loader',
-                  options
-                },
-                {
-                  loader: imageRule.loader,
-                  options: imageRule.options
-                }
-              ]
-            },
-            {
-              loader: imageRule.loader,
-              options: imageRule.options
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-        delete imageRule.use
-        delete imageRule.loader
-        delete imageRule.options
-      }
-    }
-
-    rule.oneOf = [
-      {
-        resourceQuery: '?',
-        use: rule.use
-      },
-      {
-        use: [
-          {
-            loader: require.resolve('./loader'),
-            options: {
-              match: this.options.match || [],
-              attrsMatch: this.options.attrsMatch || [],
-              registerStylesSSR: this.options.registerStylesSSR || false
-            }
-          },
-          ...rule.use
-        ]
-      },
-    ]
-    delete rule.use
-  }
+const webpack = require('webpack')
+let VuetifyLoaderPlugin = null
+
+if (webpack.version && webpack.version[0] > 4) {
+  // webpack5 and upper
+  VuetifyLoaderPlugin = require('./plugin-webpack5')
+} else {
+  // webpack4 and lower
+  VuetifyLoaderPlugin = require('./plugin-webpack4')
 }
 
 module.exports = VuetifyLoaderPlugin