diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e33e4303..643ca596 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "backbone": "^1.4.0",
     "flux": "^3.1.3",
-    "jquery": "^1.8.0",
+    "jquery": "^3.4.0",
     "markdown": "^0.5.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "q": "^1.5.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cca3d6d2..86f1505b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2563,10 +2563,10 @@ jasmine@^3.1.0:
     glob "^7.1.4"
     jasmine-core "~3.5.0"
 
-jquery@^1.8.0:
-  version "1.12.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jquery/-/jquery-1.12.4.tgz#01e1dfba290fe73deba77ceeacb0f9ba2fec9e0c"
-  integrity sha1-AeHfuikP5z3rp3zurLD5ui/sngw=
+jquery@^3.4.0:
+  version "3.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jquery/-/jquery-3.4.0.tgz#8de513fa0fa4b2c7d2e48a530e26f0596936efdf"
+  integrity sha512-ggRCXln9zEqv6OqAGXFEcshF5dSBvCkzj6Gm2gzuR5fWawaX8t7cxKVkkygKODrDAzKdoYw3l/e3pm3vlT4IbQ==
 
 "js-tokens@^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0", js-tokens@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"