diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 59d86f2400..a2d4c199ef 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
         "tests",
         "**/_*",
         "demo",
-        "scripts"
+        "scripts",
+        "webpack.config.ts"
     ],
     "typedocOptions": {
         "mode": "file",
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from webpack.config.js
rename to webpack.config.ts
index 40ec0b0d23..ce1455ac50 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const path = require("path");
+import * as path from "path";
 
 module.exports = {
     entry: "./src/index.ts",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 loader: "istanbul-instrumenter-loader",
                 enforce: "post",
                 exclude: [/node_modules/],
-            }
+            },
         ],
     },