diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index 30e694bc98..a41c2fe44b 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -515,21 +515,17 @@ let domPurify = null;
 
 export function renderMarkdown(md) {
   if (marked === null) {
-    marked = require('marked');
+    ({marked} = require('marked'));
 
     if (domPurify === null) {
       const createDOMPurify = require('dompurify');
       domPurify = createDOMPurify();
     }
 
-    marked.setOptions({
-      silent: true,
-      sanitize: true,
-      sanitizer: html => domPurify.sanitize(html),
-    });
+    marked.setOptions({silent: true});
   }
 
-  return marked(md);
+  return domPurify.sanitize(marked.parse(md));
 }
 
 export const GHOST_USER = {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cafe6d2056..8e3f593118 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7824,9 +7824,9 @@
       }
     },
     "marked": {
-      "version": "0.8.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-0.8.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MyUe+T/Pw4TZufHkzAfDj6HarCBWia2y27/bhuYkTaiUnfDYFnCP3KUN+9oM7Wi6JA2rymtVYbQu3spE0GCmxQ=="
+      "version": "4.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-4.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+QvuFj0nGgO970fySghXGmuw+Fd0gD2x3+MqCWLIPf5oxdv1Ka6b2q+z9RP01P/IaKPMEramy+7cNy/Lw8c3hw=="
     },
     "matcher": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c008cf5d55..5138a3c66d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "graphql": "14.5.8",
     "keytar": "4.13.0",
     "lodash.memoize": "4.1.2",
-    "marked": "0.8.0",
+    "marked": "4.0.10",
     "moment": "2.28.0",
     "node-emoji": "1.10.0",
     "prop-types": "15.7.2",