diff --git a/examples/falling-balls-web/build.gradle.kts b/examples/falling-balls-web/build.gradle.kts
index 9f8930a071..163a0e353e 100644
--- a/examples/falling-balls-web/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/falling-balls-web/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootExtension
 import org.jetbrains.compose.compose
 import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.application.dsl.TargetFormat
 
@@ -73,3 +74,10 @@ compose.desktop {
         }
     }
 }
+
+// a temporary workaround for a bug in jsRun invocation - see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-48273
+afterEvaluate {
+    extensions.configure<NodeJsRootExtension> {
+        versions.webpackDevServer.version = "4.0.0"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/todoapp/web/build.gradle.kts b/examples/todoapp/web/build.gradle.kts
index 8831755cde..53ee561f64 100755
--- a/examples/todoapp/web/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/todoapp/web/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootExtension
 import org.jetbrains.compose.compose
 
 plugins {
@@ -32,3 +33,10 @@ kotlin {
         }
     }
 }
+
+// a temporary workaround for a bug in jsRun invocation - see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-48273
+afterEvaluate {
+    extensions.configure<NodeJsRootExtension> {
+        versions.webpackDevServer.version = "4.0.0"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/web-compose-bird/build.gradle.kts b/examples/web-compose-bird/build.gradle.kts
index fc1767b3fa..212f7c49f0 100644
--- a/examples/web-compose-bird/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/web-compose-bird/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootExtension
+
 plugins {
     kotlin("multiplatform") version "1.5.21"
     id("org.jetbrains.compose") version "1.0.0-alpha1"
@@ -26,3 +28,10 @@ kotlin {
         }
     }
 }
+
+// a temporary workaround for a bug in jsRun invocation - see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-48273
+afterEvaluate {
+    extensions.configure<NodeJsRootExtension> {
+        versions.webpackDevServer.version = "4.0.0"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/web-landing/build.gradle.kts b/examples/web-landing/build.gradle.kts
index 89a52beef0..d8721ea719 100644
--- a/examples/web-landing/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/web-landing/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootExtension
+
 plugins {
     kotlin("multiplatform") version "1.5.21"
     id("org.jetbrains.compose") version "1.0.0-alpha1"
@@ -26,3 +28,9 @@ kotlin {
     }
 }
 
+// a temporary workaround for a bug in jsRun invocation - see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-48273
+afterEvaluate {
+    extensions.configure<NodeJsRootExtension> {
+        versions.webpackDevServer.version = "4.0.0"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/web-with-react/build.gradle.kts b/examples/web-with-react/build.gradle.kts
index ee05ce58ab..616e9459cc 100644
--- a/examples/web-with-react/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/web-with-react/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootExtension
 plugins {
 	kotlin("multiplatform") version "1.5.21"
 	id("org.jetbrains.compose") version "1.0.0-alpha1"
@@ -30,3 +31,10 @@ kotlin {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// a temporary workaround for a bug in jsRun invocation - see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-48273
+afterEvaluate {
+    extensions.configure<NodeJsRootExtension> {
+        versions.webpackDevServer.version = "4.0.0"
+    }
+}