diff --git a/packages/gatsby-remark-katex/package.json b/packages/gatsby-remark-katex/package.json
index d5c9f31d9ec34..4ef76384ac785 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-remark-katex/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-remark-katex/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@babel/core": "^7.20.12",
     "babel-preset-gatsby-package": "^3.13.0-next.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-    "katex": "^0.13.18",
+    "katex": "^0.16.9",
     "remark": "^13.0.0"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/tree/master/packages/gatsby-remark-katex#readme",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d13fe809e3c81..ac9fb253f0723 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8087,7 +8087,7 @@ commander@^4.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-4.1.1.tgz#9fd602bd936294e9e9ef46a3f4d6964044b18068"
   integrity sha512-NOKm8xhkzAjzFx8B2v5OAHT+u5pRQc2UCa2Vq9jYL/31o2wi9mxBA7LIFs3sV5VSC49z6pEhfbMULvShKj26WA==
 
-commander@^6.0.0, commander@^6.1.0, commander@^6.2.0:
+commander@^6.1.0, commander@^6.2.0:
   version "6.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-6.2.1.tgz#0792eb682dfbc325999bb2b84fddddba110ac73c"
   integrity sha512-U7VdrJFnJgo4xjrHpTzu0yrHPGImdsmD95ZlgYSEajAn2JKzDhDTPG9kBTefmObL2w/ngeZnilk+OV9CG3d7UA==
@@ -9643,12 +9643,7 @@ detect-libc@^1.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-libc/-/detect-libc-1.0.3.tgz#fa137c4bd698edf55cd5cd02ac559f91a4c4ba9b"
   integrity sha1-+hN8S9aY7fVc1c0CrFWfkaTEups=
 
-detect-libc@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-libc/-/detect-libc-2.0.1.tgz#e1897aa88fa6ad197862937fbc0441ef352ee0cd"
-  integrity sha512-463v3ZeIrcWtdgIg6vI6XUncguvr2TnGl4SzDXinkt9mSLpBJKXT3mW6xT3VQdDN11+WVs29pgvivTc4Lp8v+w==
-
-detect-libc@^2.0.2:
+detect-libc@^2.0.0, detect-libc@^2.0.2:
   version "2.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-libc/-/detect-libc-2.0.2.tgz#8ccf2ba9315350e1241b88d0ac3b0e1fbd99605d"
   integrity sha512-UX6sGumvvqSaXgdKGUsgZWqcUyIXZ/vZTrlRT/iobiKhGL0zL4d3osHj3uqllWJK+i+sixDS/3COVEOFbupFyw==
@@ -12345,7 +12340,7 @@ globby@^11.0.1, globby@^11.0.3, globby@^11.0.4, globby@^11.1.0:
     merge2 "^1.4.1"
     slash "^3.0.0"
 
-globby@^13.0.0:
+globby@^13.0.0, globby@^13.1.1, globby@^13.1.2:
   version "13.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/globby/-/globby-13.1.4.tgz#2f91c116066bcec152465ba36e5caa4a13c01317"
   integrity sha512-iui/IiiW+QrJ1X1hKH5qwlMQyv34wJAYwH1vrf8b9kBA4sNiif3gKsMHa+BrdnOpEudWjpotfa7LrTzB1ERS/g==
@@ -12356,17 +12351,6 @@ globby@^13.0.0:
     merge2 "^1.4.1"
     slash "^4.0.0"
 
-globby@^13.1.1, globby@^13.1.2:
-  version "13.1.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/globby/-/globby-13.1.3.tgz#f62baf5720bcb2c1330c8d4ef222ee12318563ff"
-  integrity sha512-8krCNHXvlCgHDpegPzleMq07yMYTO2sXKASmZmquEYWEmCx6J5UTRbp5RwMJkTJGtcQ44YpiUYUiN0b9mzy8Bw==
-  dependencies:
-    dir-glob "^3.0.1"
-    fast-glob "^3.2.11"
-    ignore "^5.2.0"
-    merge2 "^1.4.1"
-    slash "^4.0.0"
-
 globby@^6.1.0:
   version "6.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/globby/-/globby-6.1.0.tgz#f5a6d70e8395e21c858fb0489d64df02424d506c"
@@ -15208,12 +15192,12 @@ katex@^0.12.0:
   dependencies:
     commander "^2.19.0"
 
-katex@^0.13.18:
-  version "0.13.18"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/katex/-/katex-0.13.18.tgz#ba89e8e4b70cc2325e25e019a62b9fe71e5c2931"
-  integrity sha512-a3dC4NSVSDU3O1WZbTnOiA8rVNJ2lSiomOl0kmckCIGObccIHXof7gAseIY0o1gjEspe+34ZeSEX2D1ChFKIvA==
+katex@^0.16.9:
+  version "0.16.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/katex/-/katex-0.16.9.tgz#bc62d8f7abfea6e181250f85a56e4ef292dcb1fa"
+  integrity sha512-fsSYjWS0EEOwvy81j3vRA8TEAhQhKiqO+FQaKWp0m39qwOzHVBgAUBIXWj1pB+O2W3fIpNa6Y9KSKCVbfPhyAQ==
   dependencies:
-    commander "^6.0.0"
+    commander "^8.3.0"
 
 kebab-hash@^0.1.2:
   version "0.1.2"
@@ -21718,14 +21702,7 @@ semver@^6.0.0, semver@^6.1.1, semver@^6.1.2, semver@^6.2.0, semver@^6.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz#ee0a64c8af5e8ceea67687b133761e1becbd1d3d"
   integrity sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==
 
-semver@^7.1.1, semver@^7.2.1, semver@^7.3.2, semver@^7.3.4, semver@^7.3.5, semver@^7.3.7, semver@^7.3.8, semver@^7.5.3:
-  version "7.5.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.5.3.tgz#161ce8c2c6b4b3bdca6caadc9fa3317a4c4fe88e"
-  integrity sha512-QBlUtyVk/5EeHbi7X0fw6liDZc7BBmEaSYn01fMU1OUYbf6GPsbTtd8WmnqbI20SeycoHSeiybkE/q1Q+qlThQ==
-  dependencies:
-    lru-cache "^6.0.0"
-
-semver@^7.5.4:
+semver@^7.1.1, semver@^7.2.1, semver@^7.3.2, semver@^7.3.4, semver@^7.3.5, semver@^7.3.7, semver@^7.3.8, semver@^7.5.3, semver@^7.5.4:
   version "7.5.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.5.4.tgz#483986ec4ed38e1c6c48c34894a9182dbff68a6e"
   integrity sha512-1bCSESV6Pv+i21Hvpxp3Dx+pSD8lIPt8uVjRrxAUt/nbswYc+tK6Y2btiULjd4+fnq15PX+nqQDC7Oft7WkwcA==