diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1d0caa3b..0a7358de 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ gem 'cucumber', '~> 2.0'
 gem 'launchy', '~> 2.3'
 gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.9'
 gem 'mime-types', '~> 2.6'
-gem 'kramdown', '~> 1.7.0'
+gem 'kramdown', '~> 1.8.0'
 gem 'jekyll_test_plugin'
 gem 'jekyll_test_plugin_malicious'
 gem 'minitest-reporters'