diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/package.json b/extensions/extension-editing/package.json
index 52159b965bbe7c..b56ba1041466e5 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/package.json
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"jsonc-parser": "^2.0.2",
-		"markdown-it": "^8.3.1",
+		"markdown-it": "^14.2.0",
 		"parse5": "^3.0.2",
 		"vscode-nls": "^4.0.0"
 	},
diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/yarn.lock b/extensions/extension-editing/yarn.lock
index 720c84f0656577..155d9b80180691 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/yarn.lock
@@ -17,45 +17,44 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-6.0.78.tgz#5d4a3f579c1524e01ee21bf474e6fba09198f470"
   integrity sha512-+vD6E8ixntRzzZukoF3uP1iV+ZjVN3koTcaeK+BEoc/kSfGbLDIGC7RmCaUgVpUfN6cWvfczFRERCyKM9mkvXg==
 
-argparse@^1.0.7:
-  version "1.0.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-1.0.9.tgz#73d83bc263f86e97f8cc4f6bae1b0e90a7d22c86"
-  integrity sha1-c9g7wmP4bpf4zE9rrhsOkKfSLIY=
-  dependencies:
-    sprintf-js "~1.0.2"
+argparse@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz#246f50f3ca78a3240f6c997e8a9bd1eac49e4b38"
+  integrity sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q==
 
-entities@~1.1.1:
-  version "1.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-1.1.1.tgz#6e5c2d0a5621b5dadaecef80b90edfb5cd7772f0"
-  integrity sha1-blwtClYhtdra7O+AuQ7ftc13cvA=
+entities@^4.4.0:
+  version "4.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-4.5.0.tgz#5d268ea5e7113ec74c4d033b79ea5a35a488fb48"
+  integrity sha512-V0hjH4dGPh9Ao5p0MoRY6BVqtwCjhz6vI5LT8AJ55H+4g9/4vbHx1I54fS0XuclLhDHArPQCiMjDxjaL8fPxhw==
 
 jsonc-parser@^2.0.2:
   version "2.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonc-parser/-/jsonc-parser-2.0.2.tgz#42fcf56d70852a043fadafde51ddb4a85649978d"
   integrity sha512-TSU435K5tEKh3g7bam1AFf+uZrISheoDsLlpmAo6wWZYqjsnd09lHYK1Qo+moK4Ikifev1Gdpa69g4NELKnCrQ==
 
-linkify-it@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-2.0.3.tgz#d94a4648f9b1c179d64fa97291268bdb6ce9434f"
-  integrity sha1-2UpGSPmxwXnWT6lykSaL22zpQ08=
+linkify-it@^5.0.1:
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-5.0.1.tgz#10c4cecbb5c6828eabf81d3c801adc4a542dfb55"
+  integrity sha512-wVoTjP4Q6R0NW5hiZkVJaFZPWgtXfoGF+6LucL3/FtiNjmcHhYjEr5f1Kqjirc1nBW07J/ZuRFumqr2oqccEWg==
   dependencies:
-    uc.micro "^1.0.1"
+    uc.micro "^2.0.0"
 
-markdown-it@^8.3.1:
-  version "8.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-8.4.0.tgz#e2400881bf171f7018ed1bd9da441dac8af6306d"
-  integrity sha512-tNuOCCfunY5v5uhcO2AUMArvKAyKMygX8tfup/JrgnsDqcCATQsAExBq7o5Ml9iMmO82bk6jYNLj6khcrl0JGA==
+markdown-it@^14.2.0:
+  version "14.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-14.2.0.tgz#06d48d9035e77d5b1c85adb315482fc8240289ef"
+  integrity sha512-1TGiQiJVRQ3NPmZH6sx5Cfnmg6GQm9jvC1ch4TK511NjSJvjzKLzn5pPfZRNZkRPZP0HqCioSndqH8v2nRaWVQ==
   dependencies:
-    argparse "^1.0.7"
-    entities "~1.1.1"
-    linkify-it "^2.0.0"
-    mdurl "^1.0.1"
-    uc.micro "^1.0.3"
+    argparse "^2.0.1"
+    entities "^4.4.0"
+    linkify-it "^5.0.1"
+    mdurl "^2.0.0"
+    punycode.js "^2.3.1"
+    uc.micro "^2.1.0"
 
-mdurl@^1.0.1:
-  version "1.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mdurl/-/mdurl-1.0.1.tgz#fe85b2ec75a59037f2adfec100fd6c601761152e"
-  integrity sha1-/oWy7HWlkDfyrf7BAP1sYBdhFS4=
+mdurl@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mdurl/-/mdurl-2.0.0.tgz#80676ec0433025dd3e17ee983d0fe8de5a2237e0"
+  integrity sha512-Lf+9+2r+Tdp5wXDXC4PcIBjTDtq4UKjCPMQhKIuzpJNW0b96kVqSwW0bT7FhRSfmAiFYgP+SCRvdrDozfh0U5w==
 
 parse5@^3.0.2:
   version "3.0.2"
@@ -64,15 +63,15 @@ parse5@^3.0.2:
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "^6.0.46"
 
-sprintf-js@~1.0.2:
-  version "1.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz#04e6926f662895354f3dd015203633b857297e2c"
-  integrity sha1-BOaSb2YolTVPPdAVIDYzuFcpfiw=
+punycode.js@^2.3.1:
+  version "2.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode.js/-/punycode.js-2.3.1.tgz#6b53e56ad75588234e79f4affa90972c7dd8cdb7"
+  integrity sha512-uxFIHU0YlHYhDQtV4R9J6a52SLx28BCjT+4ieh7IGbgwVJWO+km431c4yRlREUAsAmt/uMjQUyQHNEPf0M39CA==
 
-uc.micro@^1.0.1, uc.micro@^1.0.3:
-  version "1.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uc.micro/-/uc.micro-1.0.3.tgz#7ed50d5e0f9a9fb0a573379259f2a77458d50192"
-  integrity sha1-ftUNXg+an7ClczeSWfKndFjVAZI=
+uc.micro@^2.0.0, uc.micro@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uc.micro/-/uc.micro-2.1.0.tgz#f8d3f7d0ec4c3dea35a7e3c8efa4cb8b45c9e7ee"
+  integrity sha512-ARDJmphmdvUk6Glw7y9DQ2bFkKBHwQHLi2lsaH6PPmz/Ka9sFOBsBluozhDltWmnv9u/cF6Rt87znRTPV+yp/A==
 
 vscode-nls@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"