diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 95fd8f4..7e9ce90 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -746,9 +746,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-F/1DnUGPopORZi0ni+CvrCgHQ5FyEAHRLSApuYWMmrbSwoN2Mn/7k+Gl38gJnR7yyDZk6WLXwiGod1JOWNDKGw=="
     },
     "highlight.js": {
-      "version": "9.18.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/highlight.js/-/highlight.js-9.18.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OrVKYz70LHsnCgmbXctv/bfuvntIKDz177h0Co37DQ5jamGZLVmoCVMtjMtNZY3X9DrCcKfklHPNeA0uPZhSJg=="
+      "version": "10.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/highlight.js/-/highlight.js-10.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Q39v/Mn5mfBlMff9r+zzA+gWxRsCRKwEMvYTiisLr/XUiFI/4puWt0Ojdko3R3JCNWGdOWaA5g/Yxqa23kC5AA=="
     },
     "hosted-git-info": {
       "version": "2.8.8",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63be91c..9532ad7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/hacker112/markdown-utilities#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "highlight.js": "^9.18.1",
+    "highlight.js": "^10.1.2",
     "html-minifier": "^4.0.0",
     "markdown-toc": "^1.2.0",
     "meow": "^6.1.0",