diff --git a/.changeset/dev-server-v6-peer.md b/.changeset/dev-server-v6-peer.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3176e61df0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dev-server-v6-peer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"webpack-cli": minor
+---
+
+feat: allow `webpack-dev-server` v6 as an optional peer dependency (`^5.0.0 || ^6.0.0`)
diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/package.json b/packages/webpack-cli/package.json
index aa75b5c49b1..f367255a2a5 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "toml": "^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0",
     "webpack": "^5.101.0",
     "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.0.0 || ^5.0.0",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^5.0.0"
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^5.0.0 || ^6.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "js-yaml": {