diff --git a/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme/package.json b/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme/package.json
index 98749856221df..0874f2ecea8ea 100644
--- a/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme/package.json
+++ b/starters/gatsby-starter-blog-theme/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "license": "0BSD",
   "dependencies": {
     "gatsby": "^2.24.79",
-    "gatsby-theme-blog": "^2.0.2",
+    "gatsby-theme-blog": "^4.0.0",
     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.12.0",
     "theme-ui": "0.4.0-rc.5"