diff --git a/benchmarks/markdown_slug/package.json b/benchmarks/markdown_slug/package.json
index 68a1e7029e16b..1da8f00e6bf4d 100644
--- a/benchmarks/markdown_slug/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/markdown_slug/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     "gatsby-remark-smartypants": "^2.1.20",
     "gatsby-source-filesystem": "^2.1.46",
-    "gatsby-transformer-remark": "^2.6.48",
+    "gatsby-transformer-remark": "^5.25.1",
     "gatsby-transformer-sharp": "^2.3.13",
     "prismjs": "^1.19.0",
     "react": "^16.12.0",