diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index 81e715dc77..aec521e873 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     "path-match": "1.2.4",
     "probe-image-size": "7.2.3",
     "rss": "1.2.2",
-    "sanitize-html": "2.8.0",
+    "sanitize-html": "2.8.1",
     "semver": "7.3.8",
     "stoppable": "1.1.0",
     "uuid": "9.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a0cddb284c..0f4a87985c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -23389,10 +23389,10 @@ sane@^4.0.0, sane@^4.1.0:
     minimist "^1.1.1"
     walker "~1.0.5"
 
-sanitize-html@2.8.0:
-  version "2.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sanitize-html/-/sanitize-html-2.8.0.tgz#651d1d0e5b2d61b4ec6147cc46f6d6680eef98ce"
-  integrity sha512-ZsGyc6avnqgvEm3eMKrcy8xa7WM1MrGrfkGsUgQee2CU+vg3PCfNCexXwBDF/6dEPvaQ4k/QqRjnYKHL8xgNjg==
+sanitize-html@2.8.1:
+  version "2.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sanitize-html/-/sanitize-html-2.8.1.tgz#319c4fdba67e1edf35b1fd6d9362210044826d47"
+  integrity sha512-qK5neD0SaMxGwVv5txOYv05huC3o6ZAA4h5+7nJJgWMNFUNRjcjLO6FpwAtKzfKCZ0jrG6xTk6eVFskbvOGblg==
   dependencies:
     deepmerge "^4.2.2"
     escape-string-regexp "^4.0.0"