diff --git a/benchmarks/mdx/package.json b/benchmarks/mdx/package.json
index 12682693e9691..ad7a986b8181f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/mdx/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/mdx/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "serve": "gatsby serve"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@mdx-js/mdx": "^1.6.1",
+    "@mdx-js/mdx": "^2.0.0",
     "@mdx-js/react": "^1.6.1",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.0",
     "del-cli": "^3.0.0",