diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5b6d6c9..9e60923 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ GEM
     pygments.rb (1.2.0)
       multi_json (>= 1.0.0)
     rake (0.9.2.2)
-    redcarpet (1.17.2)
+    redcarpet (3.5.1)
     retriable (3.1.1)
     rspec (2.7.0)
       rspec-core (~> 2.7.0)
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   nokogiri (~> 1.8.0)
   pygments.rb (~> 1.2.0)
   rake (~> 0.9.2.2)
-  redcarpet (~> 1.17.2)
+  redcarpet (~> 3.5.1)
   retriable (~> 3.1.1)
   rspec (~> 2.7.0)
   thrillcall-api!
diff --git a/thrillcall-api.gemspec b/thrillcall-api.gemspec
index 2132ea2..0fc59e1 100644
--- a/thrillcall-api.gemspec
+++ b/thrillcall-api.gemspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_development_dependency  "autotest-growl",         "~> 0.2.16"
   s.add_development_dependency  "autotest-fsevent",       "~> 0.2.12"
   s.add_development_dependency  "awesome_print",          "~> 1.0.1"
-  s.add_development_dependency  "redcarpet",              "~> 1.17.2"
+  s.add_development_dependency  "redcarpet",              "~> 3.5.1"
   s.add_development_dependency  "nokogiri",               "~> 1.8.0"
   s.add_development_dependency  "pygments.rb",            "~> 1.2.0"
   s.add_development_dependency  "faker",                  "~> 0.9.5"