diff --git a/packages/kg-simplemde/package.json b/packages/kg-simplemde/package.json
index ba9f4f09fb..d420fcb3a2 100644
--- a/packages/kg-simplemde/package.json
+++ b/packages/kg-simplemde/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/NextStepWebs/simplemde-markdown-editor"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "codemirror": "5.65.14",
+    "codemirror": "6.0.1",
     "codemirror-spell-checker": "1.1.2",
     "marked": "0.3.19"
   }