diff --git a/.changeset/wild-experts-unite.md b/.changeset/wild-experts-unite.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..872a3aa8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-experts-unite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Bump the Webpack dependency range to `^5.94.0`, as our current configuration is not compatible with some older versions.
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index fb5597b8ec..b61d3c7149 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     "terser-webpack-plugin": "^5.1.3",
     "ts-morph": "^23.0.0",
     "util": "^0.12.3",
-    "webpack": "^5.70.0",
+    "webpack": "^5.94.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^5.0.0",
     "yaml": "^2.0.0",
     "yargs": "^16.2.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8567fd5fa5..e4876c662c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4029,7 +4029,7 @@ __metadata:
     vite: ^5.0.0
     vite-plugin-html: ^3.2.2
     vite-plugin-node-polyfills: ^0.22.0
-    webpack: ^5.70.0
+    webpack: ^5.94.0
     webpack-dev-server: ^5.0.0
     yaml: ^2.0.0
     yargs: ^16.2.0
@@ -44704,7 +44704,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"webpack@npm:^5, webpack@npm:^5.70.0":
+"webpack@npm:^5, webpack@npm:^5.94.0":
   version: 5.95.0
   resolution: "webpack@npm:5.95.0"
   dependencies: