# webpack-dev-server v5.2.5

- Product: webpack-dev-server (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-dev-server)
- Vendor: webpack
- Date: 2026-06-12
- Version: v5.2.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/releases/tag/v5.2.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/webpack-dev-server/releases/v5.2.5

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- **fixed** — Skip the HMR WebSocket path when forwarding upgrade requests to user-defined proxies, so custom proxy WebSocket upgrades are no longer intercepted by the dev server

###### Patch Changes

- Skip the HMR WebSocket path when forwarding upgrade requests to user-defined proxies, so custom proxy WebSocket upgrades are no longer intercepted by the dev server. (by [@bjohansebas](https://github.com/bjohansebas) in [#5680](https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/pull/5680))