diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-sass/package.json b/packages/gatsby-plugin-sass/package.json
index 24bde263c5b5e..a9a50418e5f5a 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-sass/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-sass/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0",
-    "sass-loader": "^7.0.1"
+    "sass-loader": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.0.0",