diff --git a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/package.json b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/package.json
index 0bef81cbf48..df7d39010d0 100644
--- a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/package.json
+++ b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "version": "11.6.0-pre",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "webpack -c ./webpack.config.ts --env production",
-    "dev": "webpack -w -c ./webpack.config.ts --env development",
+    "build": "rspack -c ./rspack.config.ts --env production",
+    "dev": "rspack -w -c ./rspack.config.ts --env development",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "lint": "eslint --cache --ignore-path ./.gitignore --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx ."
   },
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@grafana/plugin-configs": "workspace:*",
+    "@rspack/cli": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/lodash": "4.17.7",
     "@types/node": "22.10.2",
     "@types/prismjs": "1.26.4",
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@
     "glob": "10.4.1",
     "ts-node": "10.9.2",
     "typescript": "5.5.4",
-    "webpack": "5.95.0",
     "webpack-merge": "5.10.0"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/rspack.config.ts b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/rspack.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..baeef5be31e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/rspack.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import rspack from '@rspack/core';
+import grafanaConfig from '@grafana/plugin-configs/rspack.config';
+import { mergeWithCustomize, unique } from 'webpack-merge';
+import { Configuration } from 'webpack';
+
+const config = async (env: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<Configuration> => {
+  const baseConfig = await grafanaConfig(env);
+  const customConfig = {
+    plugins: [
+      new rspack.CopyRspackPlugin({
+        patterns: [
+          // To `compiler.options.output`
+          { from: 'README.md', to: '.', force: true },
+          { from: 'plugin.json', to: '.' },
+          { from: 'CHANGELOG.md', to: '.', force: true },
+          {
+            from: '**/*.json',
+            to: '.',
+            globOptions: { ignore: ['**/dist/**', '**/tsconfig.json', '**/package.json', '**/project.json'] },
+          },
+          { from: '**/*.svg', to: '.', noErrorOnMissing: true, globOptions: { ignore: ['**/dist/**'] } }, // Optional
+        ],
+      }),
+    ],
+  };
+
+  return mergeWithCustomize({
+    customizeArray: unique(
+      'plugins',
+      [rspack.CopyRspackPlugin.name],
+      (plugin) => plugin.constructor && plugin.constructor.name
+    ),
+  })(baseConfig, customConfig);
+};
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/webpack.config.ts b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/webpack.config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3303ed94f3c..00000000000
--- a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-extensionstest-app/webpack.config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-import CopyWebpackPlugin from 'copy-webpack-plugin';
-import grafanaConfig from '@grafana/plugin-configs/webpack.config';
-import { mergeWithCustomize, unique } from 'webpack-merge';
-import { Configuration } from 'webpack';
-
-function skipFiles(f: string): boolean {
-  if (f.includes('/dist/')) {
-    // avoid copying files already in dist
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (f.includes('/node_modules/')) {
-    // avoid copying tsconfig.json
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (f.includes('/package.json')) {
-    // avoid copying package.json
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
-const config = async (env: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<Configuration> => {
-  const baseConfig = await grafanaConfig(env);
-  const customConfig = {
-    plugins: [
-      new CopyWebpackPlugin({
-        patterns: [
-          // To `compiler.options.output`
-          { from: 'README.md', to: '.', force: true },
-          { from: 'plugin.json', to: '.' },
-          { from: 'CHANGELOG.md', to: '.', force: true },
-          { from: '**/*.json', to: '.', filter: skipFiles },
-          { from: '**/*.svg', to: '.', noErrorOnMissing: true, filter: skipFiles }, // Optional
-        ],
-      }),
-    ],
-  };
-
-  return mergeWithCustomize({
-    customizeArray: unique('plugins', ['CopyPlugin'], (plugin) => plugin.constructor && plugin.constructor.name),
-  })(baseConfig, customConfig);
-};
-
-export default config;
diff --git a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/package.json b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/package.json
index e4472e7a923..b5304c2e642 100644
--- a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/package.json
+++ b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/package.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "version": "11.6.0-pre",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "webpack -c ./webpack.config.ts --env production",
-    "dev": "webpack -w -c ./webpack.config.ts --env development",
+    "build": "rspack -c ./rspack.config.ts --env production",
+    "dev": "rspack -w -c ./rspack.config.ts --env development",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "lint": "eslint --cache --ignore-path ./.gitignore --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx ."
   },
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@grafana/plugin-configs": "workspace:*",
+    "@rspack/cli": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/lodash": "4.17.7",
     "@types/node": "22.10.2",
     "@types/prismjs": "1.26.4",
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@
     "glob": "10.4.1",
     "ts-node": "10.9.2",
     "typescript": "5.5.4",
-    "webpack": "5.95.0",
     "webpack-merge": "5.10.0"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/rspack.config.ts b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/rspack.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..baeef5be31e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/rspack.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import rspack from '@rspack/core';
+import grafanaConfig from '@grafana/plugin-configs/rspack.config';
+import { mergeWithCustomize, unique } from 'webpack-merge';
+import { Configuration } from 'webpack';
+
+const config = async (env: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<Configuration> => {
+  const baseConfig = await grafanaConfig(env);
+  const customConfig = {
+    plugins: [
+      new rspack.CopyRspackPlugin({
+        patterns: [
+          // To `compiler.options.output`
+          { from: 'README.md', to: '.', force: true },
+          { from: 'plugin.json', to: '.' },
+          { from: 'CHANGELOG.md', to: '.', force: true },
+          {
+            from: '**/*.json',
+            to: '.',
+            globOptions: { ignore: ['**/dist/**', '**/tsconfig.json', '**/package.json', '**/project.json'] },
+          },
+          { from: '**/*.svg', to: '.', noErrorOnMissing: true, globOptions: { ignore: ['**/dist/**'] } }, // Optional
+        ],
+      }),
+    ],
+  };
+
+  return mergeWithCustomize({
+    customizeArray: unique(
+      'plugins',
+      [rspack.CopyRspackPlugin.name],
+      (plugin) => plugin.constructor && plugin.constructor.name
+    ),
+  })(baseConfig, customConfig);
+};
+
+export default config;
diff --git a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/webpack.config.ts b/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/webpack.config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3303ed94f3c..00000000000
--- a/e2e/test-plugins/grafana-test-datasource/webpack.config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-import CopyWebpackPlugin from 'copy-webpack-plugin';
-import grafanaConfig from '@grafana/plugin-configs/webpack.config';
-import { mergeWithCustomize, unique } from 'webpack-merge';
-import { Configuration } from 'webpack';
-
-function skipFiles(f: string): boolean {
-  if (f.includes('/dist/')) {
-    // avoid copying files already in dist
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (f.includes('/node_modules/')) {
-    // avoid copying tsconfig.json
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (f.includes('/package.json')) {
-    // avoid copying package.json
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
-const config = async (env: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<Configuration> => {
-  const baseConfig = await grafanaConfig(env);
-  const customConfig = {
-    plugins: [
-      new CopyWebpackPlugin({
-        patterns: [
-          // To `compiler.options.output`
-          { from: 'README.md', to: '.', force: true },
-          { from: 'plugin.json', to: '.' },
-          { from: 'CHANGELOG.md', to: '.', force: true },
-          { from: '**/*.json', to: '.', filter: skipFiles },
-          { from: '**/*.svg', to: '.', noErrorOnMissing: true, filter: skipFiles }, // Optional
-        ],
-      }),
-    ],
-  };
-
-  return mergeWithCustomize({
-    customizeArray: unique('plugins', ['CopyPlugin'], (plugin) => plugin.constructor && plugin.constructor.name),
-  })(baseConfig, customConfig);
-};
-
-export default config;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7e8cdd7b4ad..997df39c9a9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9431,6 +9431,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@grafana/runtime": "workspace:*"
     "@grafana/schema": "workspace:*"
     "@grafana/ui": "workspace:*"
+    "@rspack/cli": "npm:^1.0.0"
     "@types/lodash": "npm:4.17.7"
     "@types/node": "npm:22.10.2"
     "@types/prismjs": "npm:1.26.4"
@@ -9446,7 +9447,6 @@ __metadata:
     ts-node: "npm:10.9.2"
     tslib: "npm:2.6.3"
     typescript: "npm:5.5.4"
-    webpack: "npm:5.95.0"
     webpack-merge: "npm:5.10.0"
   peerDependencies:
     "@grafana/runtime": "*"
@@ -9463,6 +9463,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@grafana/runtime": "workspace:*"
     "@grafana/schema": "workspace:*"
     "@grafana/ui": "workspace:*"
+    "@rspack/cli": "npm:^1.0.0"
     "@types/lodash": "npm:4.17.7"
     "@types/node": "npm:22.10.2"
     "@types/prismjs": "npm:1.26.4"
@@ -9478,7 +9479,6 @@ __metadata:
     ts-node: "npm:10.9.2"
     tslib: "npm:2.6.3"
     typescript: "npm:5.5.4"
-    webpack: "npm:5.95.0"
     webpack-merge: "npm:5.10.0"
   peerDependencies:
     "@grafana/runtime": "*"