diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 7532d99f27b..fb6088aa17e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ gem 'middleman-gh-pages'
 # Live-reloading plugin
 gem "middleman-livereload", "~> 3.3.0"
 
-gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.2.1'
+gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.5.1'
 
 # For faster file watcher updates on Windows:
 gem "wdm", "~> 0.1.0", :platforms => [:mswin, :mingw]
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 14c73b17d91..673e4916c05 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.9.7)
     rb-inotify (0.9.7)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
-    redcarpet (3.2.3)
+    redcarpet (3.5.1)
     ref (2.0.0)
     rouge (1.7.2)
     ruby18_source_location (0.2)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   middleman-livereload (~> 3.3.0)
   middleman-syntax
   rake (~> 12.3.3)
-  redcarpet (~> 3.2.1)
+  redcarpet (~> 3.5.1)
   rouge (= 1.7.2)
   ruby18_source_location
   therubyracer