diff --git a/packages/loaders/package.json b/packages/loaders/package.json
index 873828a..1225b72 100644
--- a/packages/loaders/package.json
+++ b/packages/loaders/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@pixi/core": "^5.0.4",
     "@pixi/utils": "^5.0.4",
-    "resource-loader": "^2.2.4"
+    "resource-loader": "^3.0.1"
   }
 }

diff --git a/packages/loaders/package.json b/packages/loaders/package.json
index 873828a..1225b72 100644
--- a/packages/loaders/package.json
+++ b/packages/loaders/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@pixi/core": "^5.0.4",
     "@pixi/utils": "^5.0.4",
-    "resource-loader": "^2.2.4"
+    "resource-loader": "^3.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/loaders/src/Loader.js b/packages/loaders/src/Loader.js
index 682b32c..cdc1c10 100644
--- a/packages/loaders/src/Loader.js
+++ b/packages/loaders/src/Loader.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import ResourceLoader from 'resource-loader';
+import { Loader as ResourceLoader, middleware } from 'resource-loader';
 import { EventEmitter } from '@pixi/utils';
-import { blobMiddlewareFactory } from 'resource-loader/lib/middlewares/parsing/blob';
 import TextureLoader from './TextureLoader';
 
 /**
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@
 };
 
 // parse any blob into more usable objects (e.g. Image)
-Loader.registerPlugin({ use: blobMiddlewareFactory() });
+Loader.registerPlugin({ use: middleware.parsing });
 
 // parse any Image objects into textures
 Loader.registerPlugin(TextureLoader);