diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c99a2d34..9eafe9bde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
     "color-hash": "^1.1.1",
     "copy-to-clipboard": "^3.3.2",
     "date-fns": "^2.29.3",
+    "easymde": "^2.18.0",
     "grommet": "~2.18.0",
     "hast-util-sanitize": "^3.0.2",
     "json-e": "^4.4.3",
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@
     "react-google-recaptcha": "^2.1.0",
     "react-helmet": "^6.1.0",
     "react-notifications-component": "^3.0.0",
-    "react-simplemde-editor": "^4.1.5",
+    "react-simplemde-editor": "^5.2.0",
     "regex-parser": "^2.2.11",
     "regexp-match-indices": "^1.0.2",
     "rehype-autolink-headings": "^5.1.0",