diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a10cfaf39a6..d7a431c8604 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ gem 'middleman-syntax', '~> 3.2'
 gem 'middleman-autoprefixer', '~> 2.7'
 gem 'middleman-sprockets', '~> 4.1'
 gem 'rouge', '~> 3.21'
-gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.5.0'
+gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.6.0'
 gem 'nokogiri', '~> 1.11.0'
 gem 'sass'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 48491a59659..dfd0bdb6936 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.10.4)
     rb-inotify (0.10.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
-    redcarpet (3.5.1)
+    redcarpet (3.6.0)
     rexml (3.2.4)
     rouge (3.26.0)
     sass (3.7.4)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   middleman-sprockets (~> 4.1)
   middleman-syntax (~> 3.2)
   nokogiri (~> 1.11.0)
-  redcarpet (~> 3.5.0)
+  redcarpet (~> 3.6.0)
   rouge (~> 3.21)
   sass