diff --git a/build/webpack.config.base.js b/build/webpack.config.base.js
index 935816e7..f6da3843 100644
--- a/build/webpack.config.base.js
+++ b/build/webpack.config.base.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { VueLoaderPlugin } = require('vue-loader')
 const ESLintPlugin = require('eslint-webpack-plugin');
 const ExtraneousFileCleanupPlugin = require('webpack-extraneous-file-cleanup-plugin');
 const CompressionPlugin = require("compression-webpack-plugin");
+const { CleanWebpackPlugin } = require('clean-webpack-plugin');
 
 const utils = require('./utils')
 
@@ -159,5 +160,17 @@ module.exports = {
       minBytes: 4096
     }),
     new CompressionPlugin(),
+    /**
+     * All files inside webpack's output.path directory will be removed once, but the
+     * directory itself will not be. If using webpack 4+'s default configuration,
+     * everything under <PROJECT_DIR>/dist/ will be removed.
+     * Use cleanOnceBeforeBuildPatterns to override this behavior.
+     *
+     * During rebuilds, all webpack assets that are not used anymore
+     * will be removed automatically.
+     *
+     * See `Options and Defaults` for information
+     */
+     new CleanWebpackPlugin(),
   ]
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 797047c6..074e98e6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1513,6 +1513,16 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/glob": {
+      "version": "7.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/glob/-/glob-7.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-w+LsMxKyYQm347Otw+IfBXOv9UWVjpHpCDdbBMt8Kz/xbvCYNjP+0qPh91Km3iKfSRLBB0P7fAMf0KHrPu+MyA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/minimatch": "*",
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/graceful-fs": {
       "version": "4.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.1.5.tgz",
@@ -1558,6 +1568,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-7ihweulOEdK4J7y+UnC86n8+ce4=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Klz949h02Gz2uZCMGwDUSDS1YBlTdDDgbWHi+81l29tQALUtvz4rAYi5uoVhE5Lagoq6DeqAUlbrHvW/mXDgdQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/node": {
       "version": "14.14.37",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-14.14.37.tgz",
@@ -3036,6 +3052,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-4diC9HaTE+KRAMWhDhrGOECgWZxoevMc5TlkObMqNSsVU62PYzXZ/SMTjzyGAFF1YusgxGcSWTEXBhp0CPwQ1A==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "clean-webpack-plugin": {
+      "version": "4.0.0-alpha.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/clean-webpack-plugin/-/clean-webpack-plugin-4.0.0-alpha.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+X6mASBbGSVyw8L9/1rhQ+vS4uaQMopf194kX7Aes8qfezgCFL+qv5W0nwP3a0Tud5kUckARk8tFcoyOSKEjhg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "del": "^4.1.1"
+      }
+    },
     "cli-boxes": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cli-boxes/-/cli-boxes-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -3748,6 +3773,79 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "del": {
+      "version": "4.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/del/-/del-4.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QwGuEUouP2kVwQenAsOof5Fv8K9t3D8Ca8NxcXKrIpEHjTXK5J2nXLdP+ALI1cgv8wj7KuwBhTwBkOZSJKM5XQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/glob": "^7.1.1",
+        "globby": "^6.1.0",
+        "is-path-cwd": "^2.0.0",
+        "is-path-in-cwd": "^2.0.0",
+        "p-map": "^2.0.0",
+        "pify": "^4.0.1",
+        "rimraf": "^2.6.3"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "glob": {
+          "version": "7.1.7",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.7.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-OvD9ENzPLbegENnYP5UUfJIirTg4+XwMWGaQfQTY0JenxNvvIKP3U3/tAQSPIu/lHxXYSZmpXlUHeqAIdKzBLQ==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
+            "inflight": "^1.0.4",
+            "inherits": "2",
+            "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
+            "once": "^1.3.0",
+            "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "globby": {
+          "version": "6.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globby/-/globby-6.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-9abXDoOV4hyFj7BInWTfAkJNUGw=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "array-union": "^1.0.1",
+            "glob": "^7.0.3",
+            "object-assign": "^4.0.1",
+            "pify": "^2.0.0",
+            "pinkie-promise": "^2.0.0"
+          },
+          "dependencies": {
+            "pify": {
+              "version": "2.3.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pify/-/pify-2.3.0.tgz",
+              "integrity": "sha1-7RQaasBDqEnqWISY59yosVMw6Qw=",
+              "dev": true
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "p-map": {
+          "version": "2.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-map/-/p-map-2.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-y3b8Kpd8OAN444hxfBbFfj1FY/RjtTd8tzYwhUqNYXx0fXx2iX4maP4Qr6qhIKbQXI02wTLAda4fYUbDagTUFw==",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "pify": {
+          "version": "4.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pify/-/pify-4.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-uB80kBFb/tfd68bVleG9T5GGsGPjJrLAUpR5PZIrhBnIaRTQRjqdJSsIKkOP6OAIFbj7GOrcudc5pNjZ+geV2g==",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "rimraf": {
+          "version": "2.7.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.7.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-uWjbaKIK3T1OSVptzX7Nl6PvQ3qAGtKEtVRjRuazjfL3Bx5eI409VZSqgND+4UNnmzLVdPj9FqFJNPqBZFve4w==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "glob": "^7.1.3"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "delayed-stream": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -6267,6 +6365,32 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-PkcprB9f3gJc19g6iW2rn09n2w8=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "is-path-cwd": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-path-cwd/-/is-path-cwd-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-w942bTcih8fdJPJmQHFzkS76NEP8Kzzvmw92cXsazb8intwLqPibPPdXf4ANdKV3rYMuuQYGIWtvz9JilB3NFQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "is-path-in-cwd": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-path-in-cwd/-/is-path-in-cwd-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rNocXHgipO+rvnP6dk3zI20RpOtrAM/kzbB258Uw5BWr3TpXi861yzjo16Dn4hUox07iw5AyeMLHWsujkjzvRQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "is-path-inside": "^2.1.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "is-path-inside": {
+          "version": "2.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-path-inside/-/is-path-inside-2.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-wiyhTzfDWsvwAW53OBWF5zuvaOGlZ6PwYxAbPVDhpm+gM09xKQGjBq/8uYN12aDvMxnAnq3dxTyoSoRNmg5YFg==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "path-is-inside": "^1.0.2"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "is-path-inside": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-path-inside/-/is-path-inside-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 298501a8..36dedd34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "babel-eslint": "^10.1.0",
     "babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
     "babel-loader": "^8.2.1",
+    "clean-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0-alpha.0",
     "compression-webpack-plugin": "^8.0.0",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^6.3.2",
     "css-loader": "^5.0.1",