diff --git a/benchmarks/markdown_slug/package.json b/benchmarks/markdown_slug/package.json
index 68a1e7029e16b..40807a5af15ec 100644
--- a/benchmarks/markdown_slug/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/markdown_slug/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "del-cli": "^3.0.0",
     "faker": "^4.1.0",
-    "gatsby": "^2.19.5",
+    "gatsby": "^3.0.0",
     "gatsby-image": "^2.2.39",
     "gatsby-plugin-benchmark-reporting": "*",
     "gatsby-plugin-feed": "^2.3.26",
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     "gatsby-plugin-sharp": "^2.4.0",
     "gatsby-plugin-typography": "^2.3.21",
     "gatsby-remark-copy-linked-files": "^2.1.36",
-    "gatsby-remark-images": "^3.1.42",
+    "gatsby-remark-images": "^5.0.0",
     "gatsby-remark-prismjs": "^3.3.30",
     "gatsby-remark-responsive-iframe": "^2.2.31",
     "gatsby-remark-smartypants": "^2.1.20",
     "gatsby-source-filesystem": "^2.1.46",
-    "gatsby-transformer-remark": "^2.6.48",
+    "gatsby-transformer-remark": "^4.0.0",
     "gatsby-transformer-sharp": "^2.3.13",
     "prismjs": "^1.19.0",
     "react": "^16.12.0",