diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3443ab4..b328351 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,9 +165,10 @@ Before submitting a pull request, please check the following:
 - All code is formatted with [Prettier](https://prettier.io/)
   - `yarn format`
   - If you use VS Code, you should enable the `formatOnSave` option.
-- Using the correct webpack version
+- Using the correct webpack version as a dependency
   - `yarn update_deps`
-  - NOTE: The `webpack` peerDependency is only needed to silence some annoying warnings from NPM.
+  - NOTE: The `webpack` dependency is needed to silence some annoying warnings from NPM.
+    This must always match the version from `react-scripts`.
 
 ## Releasing a new version
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8730b90..e112e7d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@craco/craco": "^5.5.0",
-    "react-scripts": "^3.2.0",
-    "webpack": "4.41.0"
+    "react-scripts": "^3.2.0"
   },
   "husky": {
     "hooks": {