diff --git a/.eslintrc.yaml b/.eslintrc.yaml
index bf0390dc3f..4e3da6cab4 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ overrides:
   - files: ["web_src/**/*"]
     globals:
       __webpack_public_path__: true
+      htmx: true
       process: false # https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/15833
   - files: ["web_src/**/*", "docs/**/*"]
     env:
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 60d970dcfc..2f7a200ed2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         "esbuild-loader": "4.2.0",
         "escape-goat": "4.0.0",
         "fast-glob": "3.3.2",
-        "htmx.org": "1.9.12",
+        "htmx.org": "2.0.0",
         "idiomorph": "0.3.0",
         "jquery": "3.7.1",
         "katex": "0.16.10",
@@ -6891,9 +6891,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/htmx.org": {
-      "version": "1.9.12",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/htmx.org/-/htmx.org-1.9.12.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VZAohXyF7xPGS52IM8d1T1283y+X4D+Owf3qY1NZ9RuBypyu9l8cGsxUMAG5fEAb/DhT7rDoJ9Hpu5/HxFD3cw=="
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/htmx.org/-/htmx.org-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-N0r1VjrqeCpig0mTi2/sooDZBeQlp1RBohnWQ/ufqc7ICaI0yjs04fNGhawm6+/HWhJFlcXn8MqOjWI9QGG2lQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/human-signals": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa2145f1fa..2efebb8df8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "esbuild-loader": "4.2.0",
     "escape-goat": "4.0.0",
     "fast-glob": "3.3.2",
-    "htmx.org": "1.9.12",
+    "htmx.org": "2.0.0",
     "idiomorph": "0.3.0",
     "jquery": "3.7.1",
     "katex": "0.16.10",
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/common-global.js b/web_src/js/features/common-global.js
index 1ab2a55699..34992c1f5b 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/common-global.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/common-global.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {showTemporaryTooltip} from '../modules/tippy.js';
 import {confirmModal} from './comp/ConfirmModal.js';
 import {showErrorToast} from '../modules/toast.js';
 import {request, POST, GET} from '../modules/fetch.js';
-import '../htmx.js';
 
 const {appUrl, appSubUrl, csrfToken, i18n} = window.config;
 
diff --git a/web_src/js/globals.js b/web_src/js/globals.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24974da90e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web_src/js/globals.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import jquery from 'jquery';
+import htmx from 'htmx.org/dist/htmx.esm.js';
+
+window.$ = window.jQuery = jquery;
+window.htmx = htmx;
diff --git a/web_src/js/htmx.js b/web_src/js/htmx.js
index 5ca3018308..6169d2f82f 100644
--- a/web_src/js/htmx.js
+++ b/web_src/js/htmx.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as htmx from 'htmx.org';
 import {showErrorToast} from './modules/toast.js';
 
 // https://github.com/bigskysoftware/idiomorph#htmx
diff --git a/web_src/js/index.js b/web_src/js/index.js
index 12cd0ee15a..99352727dd 100644
--- a/web_src/js/index.js
+++ b/web_src/js/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // bootstrap module must be the first one to be imported, it handles webpack lazy-loading and global errors
 import './bootstrap.js';
+import './htmx.js';
 
 import {initRepoActivityTopAuthorsChart} from './components/RepoActivityTopAuthors.vue';
 import {initScopedAccessTokenCategories} from './components/ScopedAccessTokenSelector.vue';
diff --git a/web_src/js/jquery.js b/web_src/js/jquery.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b2199896c..0000000000
--- a/web_src/js/jquery.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
-
-window.$ = window.jQuery = $; // eslint-disable-line no-jquery/variable-pattern
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index fdf80a5313..80703c7448 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default {
   mode: isProduction ? 'production' : 'development',
   entry: {
     index: [
-      fileURLToPath(new URL('web_src/js/jquery.js', import.meta.url)),
+      fileURLToPath(new URL('web_src/js/globals.js', import.meta.url)),
       fileURLToPath(new URL('web_src/fomantic/build/semantic.js', import.meta.url)),
       fileURLToPath(new URL('web_src/js/index.js', import.meta.url)),
       fileURLToPath(new URL('node_modules/easymde/dist/easymde.min.css', import.meta.url)),
@@ -195,9 +195,6 @@ export default {
     ],
   },
   plugins: [
-    new webpack.ProvidePlugin({ // for htmx extensions
-      htmx: 'htmx.org',
-    }),
     new DefinePlugin({
       __VUE_OPTIONS_API__: true, // at the moment, many Vue components still use the Vue Options API
       __VUE_PROD_DEVTOOLS__: false, // do not enable devtools support in production