diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a6559c..23d9c1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+<a name="6.0.6"></a>
+## [6.0.6](https://github.com/JetBrains/svg-sprite-loader/compare/v6.0.5...v6.0.6) (2021-04-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **utils:** use webpack object version if package can't be required ([f4b82c2](https://github.com/JetBrains/svg-sprite-loader/commit/f4b82c2))
+
+
+
 <a name="6.0.5"></a>
 ## [6.0.5](https://github.com/JetBrains/svg-sprite-loader/compare/v6.0.4...v6.0.5) (2021-04-10)
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/is-webpack-1.js b/lib/utils/is-webpack-1.js
index a3fb40c..a015741 100644
--- a/lib/utils/is-webpack-1.js
+++ b/lib/utils/is-webpack-1.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
-const webpackPkg = require('webpack/package.json');
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies, import/no-unresolved, global-require
+const webpackPkg = require('webpack/package.json') || {};
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies, import/no-unresolved, global-require
+const webpackVersion = webpackPkg.version || require('webpack').version;
 
-const webpackMajorVersion = parseInt(webpackPkg.version.split('.')[0], 10);
+const webpackMajorVersion = parseInt(webpackVersion.split('.')[0], 10);
 
 module.exports = webpackMajorVersion === 1;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f24dda9..2da76ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "svg-sprite-loader",
-  "version": "6.0.5",
+  "version": "6.0.6",
   "description": "Webpack loader for creating SVG sprites",
   "keywords": [
     "svg",