diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1e781fb4e2b..965e0a8f4ea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "swagger-ui",
-  "version": "5.28.0",
+  "version": "5.28.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "swagger-ui",
-      "version": "5.28.0",
+      "version": "5.28.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/runtime-corejs3": "^7.27.1",
         "@scarf/scarf": "=1.4.0",
         "base64-js": "^1.5.1",
+        "buffer": "^6.0.3",
         "classnames": "^2.5.1",
         "css.escape": "1.5.1",
         "deep-extend": "0.6.0",
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@
         "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "=5.0.2",
         "babel-plugin-transform-react-remove-prop-types": "=0.4.24",
         "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
-        "buffer": "^6.0.3",
         "cheerio": "=1.0.0",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "cross-env": "=7.0.3",
@@ -8214,7 +8214,6 @@
     },
     "node_modules/buffer": {
       "version": "6.0.3",
-      "dev": true,
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7bb28dca36f..c3cbdea017a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "swagger-ui",
-  "version": "5.28.0",
+  "version": "5.28.1",
   "main": "./dist/swagger-ui.js",
   "module": "./dist/swagger-ui-es-bundle-core.js",
   "exports": {
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     "@babel/runtime-corejs3": "^7.27.1",
     "@scarf/scarf": "=1.4.0",
     "base64-js": "^1.5.1",
+    "buffer": "^6.0.3",
     "classnames": "^2.5.1",
     "css.escape": "1.5.1",
     "deep-extend": "0.6.0",
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@
     "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "=5.0.2",
     "babel-plugin-transform-react-remove-prop-types": "=0.4.24",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
-    "buffer": "^6.0.3",
     "cheerio": "=1.0.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "cross-env": "=7.0.3",
diff --git a/webpack/_config-builder.js b/webpack/_config-builder.js
index 50c6e090f23..09b4a79c12c 100644
--- a/webpack/_config-builder.js
+++ b/webpack/_config-builder.js
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ function buildConfig(
         fallback: {
           fs: false,
           stream: require.resolve("stream-browserify"),
+          buffer: require.resolve("buffer"),
         },
       },