diff --git a/build/createExtensionWebpackConfig.js b/build/createExtensionWebpackConfig.js
index c83af1fb23..a68082de0b 100644
--- a/build/createExtensionWebpackConfig.js
+++ b/build/createExtensionWebpackConfig.js
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ module.exports = ({ prod = true, name, exposes, sharedLibrariesEager = true, ali
         ]
     },
     output: {
+        hashFunction: "xxhash64", // needed for newer version of node (> version 16)
         publicPath,
         chunkFilename: 'assets/js/[name].[chunkhash:8].js',
         path: destination,