diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cf4c3386ce1..09190bf63da 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2 v2.1.1
 	github.com/niklasfasching/go-org v1.3.2
 	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.4
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.6.2
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday v1.5.3-0.20200218234912-41c5fccfd6f6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cf428cb5f68..624da9bfb56 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0 h1:T5zMGML61Wp+FlcbWjRDT7yAxhJNAiPPLOFECq181
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5z9KED0ma1S8pY6P1sdut58dfprrGBbd/94hg7ilaic=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.6.0 h1:aetoXYr0Tv7xRU/V4B4IZJ2QcbtMUFoNb3ORp7TzIK4=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.6.0/go.mod h1:5N711Q9dKgbdkxHL+MEfF31hpT7l0S0s/t2kKREewys=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1 h1:1Nf83orprkJyknT6h7zbuEGUEjcyVlCxSUGTENmNCRM=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1/go.mod h1:T2/BmBdy8dvIRq1a/8aqjN41wvWlN4lrapLU/GW4pbc=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.0.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:pdkljMzZIN41W+lC3N2tnIh5sFi+IEE17M5jbnwPHcY=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0 h1:WdK/asTD0HN+q6hsWO3/vpuAkAr+tw6aNJNDFFf0+qw=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
diff --git a/langs/i18n/i18n_test.go b/langs/i18n/i18n_test.go
index 51134a7d05d..baf16d4a64f 100644
--- a/langs/i18n/i18n_test.go
+++ b/langs/i18n/i18n_test.go
@@ -199,6 +199,20 @@ other = "{{ .Count }} minuttar lesing"`),
 		expected:     "3 minuttar lesing",
 		expectedFlag: "3 minuttar lesing",
 	},
+	// https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/issues/7794
+	{
+		name: "dotted-bare-key",
+		data: map[string][]byte{
+			"en.toml": []byte(`"shop_nextPage.one" = "Show Me The Money"
+
+`),
+		},
+		args:         nil,
+		lang:         "en",
+		id:           "shop_nextPage.one",
+		expected:     "Show Me The Money",
+		expectedFlag: "Show Me The Money",
+	},
 }
 
 func doTestI18nTranslate(t testing.TB, test i18nTest, cfg config.Provider) string {
diff --git a/langs/i18n/translationProvider.go b/langs/i18n/translationProvider.go
index d191c007760..e478609c20c 100644
--- a/langs/i18n/translationProvider.go
+++ b/langs/i18n/translationProvider.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/text/language"
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/helpers"
 	"github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/v2/i18n"
+	toml "github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/deps"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/hugofs"