diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcc4a2e..5d81a03 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@
     "webpack": "^5.31.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "del": "^4.1.1"
+    "del": "^6.1.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/clean-webpack-plugin.test.ts b/src/clean-webpack-plugin.test.ts
index 571c7a8..a9c33d7 100644
--- a/src/clean-webpack-plugin.test.ts
+++ b/src/clean-webpack-plugin.test.ts
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ describe('cleanOnceBeforeBuildPatterns option', () => {
             cleanOnceBeforeBuildPatterns: [
                 path.join(sandbox.dir, 'build/**/*'),
             ],
+            dangerouslyAllowCleanPatternsOutsideProject: true,
+            dry: false,
         });
 
         const compiler = webpack({
@@ -925,6 +927,8 @@ describe('cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns option', () => {
             cleanAfterEveryBuildPatterns: [
                 path.join(sandbox.dir, 'build/**/*'),
             ],
+            dangerouslyAllowCleanPatternsOutsideProject: true,
+            dry: false,
         });
 
         const compiler = webpack({
diff --git a/src/clean-webpack-plugin.ts b/src/clean-webpack-plugin.ts
index 7732c5e..51e9ef4 100644
--- a/src/clean-webpack-plugin.ts
+++ b/src/clean-webpack-plugin.ts
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ class CleanWebpackPlugin {
                 });
             }
         } catch (error) {
-            const needsForce = /Cannot delete files\/folders outside the current working directory\./.test(
-                error.message,
+            const needsForce = /Cannot delete files\/directories outside the current working directory\./.test(
+                (error as Error).message,
             );
 
             if (needsForce) {
diff --git a/wallaby.config.js b/wallaby.config.js
index fd70705..21f8248 100644
--- a/wallaby.config.js
+++ b/wallaby.config.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = (wallabyInitial) => {
             process.chdir(wallabySetup.projectCacheDir);
 
             process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
-            const jestConfig = require('./jest.config.js');
+            const jestConfig = require('./jest.config');
             wallabySetup.testFramework.configure(jestConfig);
         },
     };