diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c896c9c01f5..360921f30df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     "karma-sourcemap-loader": "^0.3.7",
     "karma-spec-reporter": "^0.0.32",
     "karma-webpack": "^3.0.5",
-    "markdown-it": "^8.4.1",
+    "markdown-it": "^12.3.2",
     "markdown-it-anchor": "^5.0.2",
     "markdown-it-chain": "^1.3.0",
     "markdown-it-container": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e2ce8716e46..07e02fda0b8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ argparse@^1.0.7:
   dependencies:
     sprintf-js "~1.0.2"
 
+argparse@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz#246f50f3ca78a3240f6c997e8a9bd1eac49e4b38"
+  integrity sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q==
+
 arr-diff@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arr-diff/-/arr-diff-2.0.0.tgz#8f3b827f955a8bd669697e4a4256ac3ceae356cf"
@@ -3208,6 +3213,11 @@ entities@^1.1.1, entities@~1.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-1.1.2.tgz#bdfa735299664dfafd34529ed4f8522a275fea56"
   integrity sha512-f2LZMYl1Fzu7YSBKg+RoROelpOaNrcGmE9AZubeDfrCEia483oW4MI4VyFd5VNHIgQ/7qm1I0wUHK1eJnn2y2w==
 
+entities@~2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-2.1.0.tgz#992d3129cf7df6870b96c57858c249a120f8b8b5"
+  integrity sha512-hCx1oky9PFrJ611mf0ifBLBRW8lUUVRlFolb5gWRfIELabBlbp9xZvrqZLZAs+NxFnbfQoeGd8wDkygjg7U85w==
+
 envify@^4.0.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/envify/-/envify-4.1.0.tgz#f39ad3db9d6801b4e6b478b61028d3f0b6819f7e"
@@ -5719,10 +5729,10 @@ lightercollective@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lightercollective/-/lightercollective-0.1.0.tgz#70df102c530dcb8d0ccabfe6175a8d00d5f61300"
   integrity sha512-J9tg5uraYoQKaWbmrzDDexbG6hHnMcWS1qLYgJSWE+mpA3U5OCSeMUhb+K55otgZJ34oFdR0ECvdIb3xuO5JOQ==
 
-linkify-it@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-2.1.0.tgz#c4caf38a6cd7ac2212ef3c7d2bde30a91561f9db"
-  integrity sha512-4REs8/062kV2DSHxNfq5183zrqXMl7WP0WzABH9IeJI+NLm429FgE1PDecltYfnOoFDFlZGh2T8PfZn0r+GTRg==
+linkify-it@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-3.0.3.tgz#a98baf44ce45a550efb4d49c769d07524cc2fa2e"
+  integrity sha512-ynTsyrFSdE5oZ/O9GEf00kPngmOfVwazR5GKDq6EYfhlpFug3J2zybX56a2PRRpc9P+FuSoGNAwjlbDs9jJBPQ==
   dependencies:
     uc.micro "^1.0.1"
 
@@ -6089,14 +6099,14 @@ markdown-it-container@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it-container/-/markdown-it-container-2.0.0.tgz#0019b43fd02eefece2f1960a2895fba81a404695"
   integrity sha1-ABm0P9Au7+zi8ZYKKJX7qBpARpU=
 
-markdown-it@^8.4.1:
-  version "8.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-8.4.2.tgz#386f98998dc15a37722aa7722084f4020bdd9b54"
-  integrity sha512-GcRz3AWTqSUphY3vsUqQSFMbgR38a4Lh3GWlHRh/7MRwz8mcu9n2IO7HOh+bXHrR9kOPDl5RNCaEsrneb+xhHQ==
+markdown-it@^12.3.2:
+  version "12.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-12.3.2.tgz#bf92ac92283fe983fe4de8ff8abfb5ad72cd0c90"
+  integrity sha512-TchMembfxfNVpHkbtriWltGWc+m3xszaRD0CZup7GFFhzIgQqxIfn3eGj1yZpfuflzPvfkt611B2Q/Bsk1YnGg==
   dependencies:
-    argparse "^1.0.7"
-    entities "~1.1.1"
-    linkify-it "^2.0.0"
+    argparse "^2.0.1"
+    entities "~2.1.0"
+    linkify-it "^3.0.1"
     mdurl "^1.0.1"
     uc.micro "^1.0.5"