diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44df522d..a4fbf6ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "jit-grunt": "0.10.0",
     "jspm": "0.17.0-beta.28",
     "lodash": "4.17.2",
-    "markdown-it": "8.1.0",
+    "markdown-it": "8.2.1",
     "moment": "2.17.0",
     "node-gettext": "1.1.0",
     "node-sass-utils": "1.1.2",