diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index 51b6d2524..cd731510a 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ library
                  tagsoup >= 0.14.6 && < 0.15,
                  base64-bytestring >= 0.1 && < 1.2,
                  zlib >= 0.5 && < 0.7,
-                 skylighting >= 0.8.4 && < 0.9,
-                 skylighting-core >= 0.8.4 && < 0.9,
+                 skylighting >= 0.8.5 && < 0.9,
+                 skylighting-core >= 0.8.5 && < 0.9,
                  data-default >= 0.4 && < 0.8,
                  temporary >= 1.1 && < 1.4,
                  blaze-html >= 0.9 && < 0.10,
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index f62347257..9d47c2574 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ extra-deps:
   commit: 2e6fe791ec5293acc925c2ccbe79c9c10d2b7e07
 - texmath-0.12.0.2
 - haddock-library-1.9.0
-- skylighting-0.8.4
-- skylighting-core-0.8.4
+- skylighting-0.8.5
+- skylighting-core-0.8.5
 - regex-pcre-builtin-0.95.1.2.8.43
 - regex-base-0.94.0.0
 - doclayout-0.3