diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5e01d8b..6355da4 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     leg (0.0.1)
-      redcarpet (= 3.4.0)
+      redcarpet (= 3.5.1)
       rouge (= 2.0.7)
       rugged (= 0.27.2)
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ GEM
       coderay (~> 1.1.0)
       method_source (~> 0.9.0)
     rake (10.5.0)
-    redcarpet (3.4.0)
+    redcarpet (3.5.1)
     rouge (2.0.7)
     rugged (0.27.2)
 
diff --git a/leg.gemspec b/leg.gemspec
index fc8acd7..41a2353 100644
--- a/leg.gemspec
+++ b/leg.gemspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rugged', '0.27.2'
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'redcarpet', '3.4.0'
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency 'redcarpet', '3.5.1'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rouge', '2.0.7'
 
   spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.16"