diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d61f36e..80df4746 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "jag": "~1.0.0",
     "join-io": "~1.3.0",
     "jonny": "~1.0.0",
-    "markdown-it": "~3.0.7",
+    "markdown-it": "~4.0.1",
     "mellow": "~1.0.0",
     "minify": "~1.4.0",
     "minimist": "~1.1.0",