diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-documentationjs/package.json b/packages/gatsby-transformer-documentationjs/package.json
index 3e35d09d08f9c..de2c8a2dfede7 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-documentationjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-documentationjs/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0",
-    "documentation": "^7.1.0",
+    "documentation": "^8.0.2",
     "prismjs": "^1.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {