diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1d65b8cc839..fee56402a1b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ gem 'middleman-syntax', '~> 3.0.0'
 gem 'middleman-autoprefixer', '~> 3.0.0'
 gem 'middleman-sprockets', '~> 4.1.0'
 gem 'rouge', '~> 2.2.1'
-gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.5.1'
+gem 'redcarpet', '~> 3.6.0'
 gem 'nokogiri', '~> 1.13.1'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6eb563f1779..cb6bcef9e7e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.11.0)
     rb-inotify (0.10.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
-    redcarpet (3.5.1)
+    redcarpet (3.6.0)
     rexml (3.2.5)
     rouge (2.2.1)
     sassc (2.4.0)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   middleman-sprockets (~> 4.1.0)
   middleman-syntax (~> 3.0.0)
   nokogiri (~> 1.13.1)
-  redcarpet (~> 3.5.1)
+  redcarpet (~> 3.6.0)
   rouge (~> 2.2.1)
 
 RUBY VERSION