diff --git a/docs/preprocessor.js b/docs/preprocessor.js
index bbf7c3f0c2..3d8cabcaec 100644
--- a/docs/preprocessor.js
+++ b/docs/preprocessor.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ function buildParamDocs(docs) {
 function renderItemDescriptionsAsMarkdown(item) {
   if (item.description) {
     const entities = new Entities();
-    item.description = entities.decode(marked(item.description));
+    item.description = entities.decode(marked.parse(item.description));
   }
   if (item.params) {
     item.params.forEach(renderItemDescriptionsAsMarkdown);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6757208238..ec5b4d20d4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9639,9 +9639,9 @@
       }
     },
     "marked": {
-      "version": "0.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-0.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-c+yYdCZJQrsRjTPhUx7VKkApw9bwDkNbHUKo1ovgcfDjb2kc8rLuRbIFyXL5WOEUwzSSKo3IXpph2K6DqB/KZg==",
+      "version": "4.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-4.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+QvuFj0nGgO970fySghXGmuw+Fd0gD2x3+MqCWLIPf5oxdv1Ka6b2q+z9RP01P/IaKPMEramy+7cNy/Lw8c3hw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "maxmin": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa2af86256..47b1a9d24d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^4.0.1",
     "libtess": "^1.2.2",
     "lint-staged": "^4.3.0",
-    "marked": "^0.7.0",
+    "marked": "^4.0.10",
     "mocha": "^6.2.2",
     "np": "^5.2.1",
     "omggif": "^1.0.10",