diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index ae14d2d..68c0cdf 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ gem 'middleman-autoprefixer', '~> 2.7.0'
 gem "middleman-sprockets", "~> 4.1.0"
 gem "middleman-livereload", "~> 3.4.3"
 gem 'rouge', '~> 2.0.5'
-gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.4.0'
+gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.5.1'
 gem 'nokogiri', '~> 1.8.1'
 
 # Performance-booster for watching directories on Windows
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 7381b9d..e9265df 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.9.8)
     rb-inotify (0.9.8)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
-    redcarpet (3.4.0)
+    redcarpet (3.5.1)
     rouge (2.0.7)
     sass (3.4.23)
     servolux (0.12.0)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   middleman-sprockets (~> 4.1.0)
   middleman-syntax (~> 3.0.0)
   nokogiri (~> 1.8.1)
-  redcarpet (~> 3.4.0)
+  redcarpet (~> 3.5.1)
   rouge (~> 2.0.5)
   wdm (~> 0.1.0)