diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 68448f91..ae9c81ea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
+      "name": "doctoc",
       "version": "0.0.0-development",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@textlint/markdown-to-ast": "^12.1.1",
-        "anchor-markdown-header": "^0.7.0",
+        "anchor-markdown-header": "^0.8.2",
         "htmlparser2": "^7.2.0",
         "minimist": "^1.2.6",
         "underscore": "^1.13.2",
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/core/-/core-7.17.8.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-OdQDV/7cRBtJHLSOBqqbYNkOcydOgnX59TZx4puf41fzcVtN3e/4yqY8lMQsK+5X2lJtAdmA+6OHqsj1hBJ4IQ==",
       "dev": true,
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@ampproject/remapping": "^2.1.0",
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.16.7",
@@ -676,12 +676,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/anchor-markdown-header": {
-      "version": "0.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/anchor-markdown-header/-/anchor-markdown-header-0.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OYUgo5tYN+WipGB2R3sZUvXLpTzqSnm0b3AXRqN9Rhi2Z+uCQsFSguDDgpoSdhDrnu/aCYHFGHosdL9hbaWSHA==",
+      "version": "0.8.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/anchor-markdown-header/-/anchor-markdown-header-0.8.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ix0Hx6ARkHOsQRmt1++ZmjURq4Pr5MGXQJjh0lQ/l5jTpTURn4aqhbZ+AJMpZ/Sd3JiyNwi7KaeiF64OsMGCPg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "emoji-regex": "~10.1.0",
-        "remove-markdown": "^0.5.0"
+        "emoji-regex": "~10.6.0",
+        "remove-markdown": "^0.6.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ansi-regex": {
@@ -1211,9 +1212,10 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/emoji-regex": {
-      "version": "10.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xAEnNCT3w2Tg6MA7ly6QqYJvEoY1tm9iIjJ3yMKK9JPlWuRHAMoe5iETwQnx3M9TVbFMfsrBgWKR+IsmswwNjg=="
+      "version": "10.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-toUI84YS5YmxW219erniWD0CIVOo46xGKColeNQRgOzDorgBi1v4D71/OFzgD9GO2UGKIv1C3Sp8DAn0+j5w7A==",
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/entities": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
@@ -2622,9 +2624,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/remove-markdown": {
-      "version": "0.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/remove-markdown/-/remove-markdown-0.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-x917M80K97K5IN1L8lUvFehsfhR8cYjGQ/yAMRI9E7JIKivtl5Emo5iD13DhMr+VojzMCiYk8V2byNPwT/oapg=="
+      "version": "0.6.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/remove-markdown/-/remove-markdown-0.6.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Qvp2p0Q1irE7AaJO7QemJe04HdObHylJrG+q4hszvPlYp7q4EvfINpEIaIEFdB+3XTDp1h6fiyT60ae00gmRow==",
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/repeat-string": {
       "version": "1.6.1",
@@ -2994,7 +2997,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@ampproject/remapping": "^2.1.0",
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.16.7",
@@ -3435,7 +3437,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/prop-types": "*",
         "@types/scheduler": "*",
@@ -4315,7 +4316,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "inBundle": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
         "object-assign": "^4.1.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b61e07d7..a33666c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "bin": "doctoc.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@textlint/markdown-to-ast": "^12.1.1",
-    "anchor-markdown-header": "^0.7.0",
+    "anchor-markdown-header": "^0.8.2",
     "htmlparser2": "^7.2.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.6",
     "underscore": "^1.13.2",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/readme-with-special-characters.md b/test/fixtures/readme-with-special-characters.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19c7f1d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/readme-with-special-characters.md
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+## Title with backslash `\`
+test
+
+## 4 § Toimielimet
+Special char
+
+## Урок 8. Кроссплатформенность и виртуализация
+text
+
+## Interface: SOME\_NAME<\>
+method
+
+## Version 1.10.5
+bugs
+
+## Version 1.10.6
+features
+
+## `TEXT 1` 
+
+- item 1
+ 
+## `TEXT 2 ...`
+ 
+TEXT 2.1 ...
+
+## MikroTik hAP ac²
+
+The [hAP ac²](https://mikrotik.com/product/hap_ac2) is
+
+## acclk dac %d:[0,acclk_dac_max):dac
+description
+
+## Övningsuppgifter
+swedish
+
+## Sections
+This readme causes an error `<p>` text  `<h1>` more text (`</p>`)
+
+## Тест
+cyrillic
+
+## There's an error here
+bad
+
+## Replace .gitlab-ci.yml
+file name
+
+## `this identifier`
+text
+
+## Header & noise
+ampersand
+
+## CJK。
+CJK Symbols
+
+## ¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿Latin 1
+Latin 1
+
+## Instance properties inherited from [`EventEmitter`](http://nodejs.org/api/events.html)
+Text
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/transform-weird-headers.js b/test/transform-weird-headers.js
index 51544297..8cce9cfd 100644
--- a/test/transform-weird-headers.js
+++ b/test/transform-weird-headers.js
@@ -80,3 +80,38 @@ test('\nformatted headers', function (t) {
 
   t.end()
 })
+
+test('\nrandom md characters', function (t) {
+  var content = require('fs').readFileSync(__dirname + '/fixtures/readme-with-special-characters.md', 'utf8');
+  var headers = transform(content);
+
+  t.deepEqual(
+      headers.toc.split('\n')
+    , [ '**Table of Contents**  *generated with [DocToc](https://github.com/thlorenz/doctoc)*',
+        '',
+        '- [Title with backslash `\\`](#title-with-backslash-)',
+        '- [4 § Toimielimet](#4--toimielimet)',
+        '- [Урок 8. Кроссплатформенность и виртуализация](#%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BA-8-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C-%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F)',
+        '- [Interface: SOME\\_NAME<\\>](#interface-some_name)',
+        '- [Version 1.10.5](#version-1105)',
+        '- [Version 1.10.6](#version-1106)',
+        '- [`TEXT 1`](#text-1)',
+        '- [`TEXT 2 ...`](#text-2-)',
+        '- [MikroTik hAP ac²](#mikrotik-hap-ac)',
+        '- [acclk dac %d:[0,acclk_dac_max):dac](#acclk-dac-d0acclk_dac_maxdac)',
+        '- [Övningsuppgifter](#%C3%B6vningsuppgifter)',
+        '- [Sections](#sections)',
+        '- [Тест](#%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82)',
+        '- [There\'s an error here](#theres-an-error-here)',
+        '- [Replace .gitlab-ci.yml](#replace-gitlab-ciyml)',
+        '- [`this identifier`](#this-identifier)',
+        '- [Header & noise](#header--noise)',
+        '- [CJK。](#cjk)',
+        '- [¡¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª«¬®¯°±²³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼½¾¿Latin 1](#%C2%AA%C2%B5%C2%BAlatin-1)', //#ªµºLatin 1
+        '- [Instance properties inherited from `EventEmitter`](#instance-properties-inherited-from-eventemitter)',
+        '' ]
+    , 'generates a correct toc when readme has special characters in table headers'
+  )
+
+  t.end()
+})
diff --git a/test/transform.js b/test/transform.js
index ef591f2f..7996d4e0 100644
--- a/test/transform.js
+++ b/test/transform.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ check(
     , 'some main usage here'
     ].join('\r\n')
   , [ '**Table of Contents**  *generated with [DocToc](https://github.com/thlorenz/doctoc)*\n\n'
-    , '- [My Module using \\r\\n line endings](#my-module-using-%5Cr%5Cn-line-endings)\n'
+    , '- [My Module using \\r\\n line endings](#my-module-using-rn-line-endings)\n'
     ,   '  - [API](#api)\n'
     ,     '    - [Method One](#method-one)\n'
     ,     '    - [Method Two](#method-two)\n'