diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 589301ae9704c..0e8938bf47804 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     "json-loader": "^0.5.7",
     "lodash": "^4.9.0",
     "node-sass": "4.9.0",
-    "markdown-it": "~8.4.1",
+    "markdown-it": "8.4.1",
     "page": "1.7.1",
     "plugin-error": "^1.0.0",
     "prop-types": "15.5.10",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 59c1d5e939c4b..38e888e65f49e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5951,7 +5951,7 @@ map-visit@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     object-visit "^1.0.0"
 
-markdown-it@~8.4.1:
+markdown-it@8.4.1:
   version "8.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-8.4.1.tgz#206fe59b0e4e1b78a7c73250af9b34a4ad0aaf44"
   dependencies: