diff --git a/benchmarks/mdx/package.json b/benchmarks/mdx/package.json
index f777b341db202..86a7eacd8250e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/mdx/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/mdx/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "faker": "^4.1.0",
     "front-matter": "^3.1.0",
-    "gatsby": "^2.20.23",
+    "gatsby": "^3.13.0",
     "gatsby-image": "^2.3.3",
     "gatsby-plugin-benchmark-reporting": "*",
     "gatsby-plugin-mdx": "^1.1.8",