diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa052def..50df2c5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.10.1",
     "graceful-fs": "2.x",
-    "markdown-it": "^3.0.7",
+    "markdown-it": "^4.0.1",
     "minimatch": "^2.0.1",
     "rimraf": "2.x",
     "yui": "^3.18.1"