diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index f0ef52eb3..811fcc23d 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 source "http://rubygems.org"
 ruby "1.9.3"
 
-gem 'redcarpet', '1.17.2'
+gem 'redcarpet', '3.5.1'
 gem 'nokogiri'
 gem 'pdfkit'
 gem 'rack-jekyll'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c99e8223b..a090d8496 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ GEM
       rack
     rake (10.4.2)
     rdiscount (1.6.8)
-    redcarpet (1.17.2)
+    redcarpet (3.5.1)
     redis (3.2.1)
     rubypants (0.2.0)
     sass (3.2.19)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rack-jekyll
   rake
   rdiscount (~> 1.6.8)
-  redcarpet (= 1.17.2)
+  redcarpet (= 3.5.1)
   redis
   rubypants (~> 0.2.0)
   sinatra (~> 1.3.2)