diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
index 57e905c..2f63805 100644
--- a/example/index.js
+++ b/example/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs'
 import razorSyntax from 'highlightjs-cshtml-razor'
 import leanSyntax from 'highlightjs-lean'
 import markdownItAttrs from 'markdown-it-attrs'
-import markdownItEmoji from 'markdown-it-emoji'
+import { full as emoji } from 'markdown-it-emoji'
 import { Arcdown } from 'arcdown'
 
 // read the sample markdown file
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const options = {
     // verbose definition -- key name doesn't matter
     mdMoji: [
       // the plugin function:
-      markdownItEmoji,
+      emoji,
       // with options:
       {
         shortcuts: { laughing: ':D' },
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index be71216..54a8efc 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "arcdown": "file:../",
     "highlightjs-cshtml-razor": "^2.1.1",
     "highlightjs-lean": "^1.1.0",
-    "markdown-it-attrs": "^4.1.3",
-    "markdown-it-emoji": "^2.0.2"
+    "markdown-it-attrs": "^4.1.6",
+    "markdown-it-emoji": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01c331f..9c70de9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@architect/syntaxes": "git+https://github.com/architect/syntaxes.git#v1.2.1",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
-    "highlight.js": "^11.8.0",
-    "markdown-it": "^13.0.1",
+    "highlight.js": "^11.9.0",
+    "markdown-it": "^14.0.0",
     "markdown-it-anchor": "^8.6.7",
     "markdown-it-external-anchor": "^1.0.0",
     "markdown-it-toc-done-right": "^4.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@architect/eslint-config": "^2.1.2",
-    "eslint": "^8.49.0",
-    "tap-arc": "^1.0.0",
-    "tape": "^5.6.6"
+    "eslint": "^8.56.0",
+    "tap-arc": "^1.2.2",
+    "tape": "^5.7.5"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
     "parserOptions": {
diff --git a/src/lib/hljs-highlighter.js b/src/lib/hljs-highlighter.js
index 20bdfaa..3c90e86 100644
--- a/src/lib/hljs-highlighter.js
+++ b/src/lib/hljs-highlighter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import hljs from 'highlight.js/lib/core'
-import { escapeHtml } from 'markdown-it/lib/common/utils.js'
+import { escapeHtml } from 'markdown-it/lib/common/utils.mjs'
 import arcSyntax from '@architect/syntaxes/arc-hljs-grammar.js'
 
 const KNOWN_LANGUAGES = {