diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9b4875..20d0b94 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
     "react-tools": "^0.13.3",
     "selenium-webdriver": "2.45.1",
     "serve-favicon": "^2.2.0",
-    "showdown": "^0.5.0"
+    "showdown": "^1.9.1"
   }
 }