diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 12ca7be6a2..3b7885eda5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     "jest-junit": "10.0.0",
     "jest-watch-typeahead": "0.6.1",
     "lighthouse": "5.6.0",
-    "markdown-it": "10.0.0",
+    "markdown-it": "12.3.2",
     "prettier": "2.0.4",
     "raf-stub": "3.0.0",
     "react": "16.13.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 29c1af5873..648505af30 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3516,6 +3516,11 @@ 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==
+
 aria-query@^4.0.2:
   version "4.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aria-query/-/aria-query-4.0.2.tgz#250687b4ccde1ab86d127da0432ae3552fc7b145"
@@ -6123,11 +6128,16 @@ entities@^1.1.1, entities@^1.1.2, entities@~1.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-1.1.2.tgz#bdfa735299664dfafd34529ed4f8522a275fea56"
   integrity sha512-f2LZMYl1Fzu7YSBKg+RoROelpOaNrcGmE9AZubeDfrCEia483oW4MI4VyFd5VNHIgQ/7qm1I0wUHK1eJnn2y2w==
 
-entities@^2.0.0, entities@~2.0.0:
+entities@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-2.0.0.tgz#68d6084cab1b079767540d80e56a39b423e4abf4"
   integrity sha512-D9f7V0JSRwIxlRI2mjMqufDrRDnx8p+eEOz7aUM9SuvF8gsBzra0/6tbjl1m8eQHrZlYj6PxqE00hZ1SAIKPLw==
 
+entities@~2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-2.1.0.tgz#992d3129cf7df6870b96c57858c249a120f8b8b5"
+  integrity sha512-hCx1oky9PFrJ611mf0ifBLBRW8lUUVRlFolb5gWRfIELabBlbp9xZvrqZLZAs+NxFnbfQoeGd8wDkygjg7U85w==
+
 enzyme-adapter-react-16@1.15.2:
   version "1.15.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/enzyme-adapter-react-16/-/enzyme-adapter-react-16-1.15.2.tgz#b16db2f0ea424d58a808f9df86ab6212895a4501"
@@ -9565,10 +9575,10 @@ lines-and-columns@^1.1.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.1.6.tgz#1c00c743b433cd0a4e80758f7b64a57440d9ff00"
   integrity sha1-HADHQ7QzzQpOgHWPe2SldEDZ/wA=
 
-linkify-it@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-2.2.0.tgz#e3b54697e78bf915c70a38acd78fd09e0058b1cf"
-  integrity sha512-GnAl/knGn+i1U/wjBz3akz2stz+HrHLsxMwHQGofCDfPvlf+gDKN58UtfmUquTY4/MXeE2x7k19KQmeoZi94Iw==
+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"
 
@@ -9920,14 +9930,14 @@ map-visit@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     object-visit "^1.0.0"
 
-markdown-it@10.0.0:
-  version "10.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-10.0.0.tgz#abfc64f141b1722d663402044e43927f1f50a8dc"
-  integrity sha512-YWOP1j7UbDNz+TumYP1kpwnP0aEa711cJjrAQrzd0UXlbJfc5aAq0F/PZHjiioqDC1NKgvIMX+o+9Bk7yuM2dg==
+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 "~2.0.0"
-    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"