diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd01469de..5180f1caf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "github-slugger": "1.2.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.2",
     "globals-docs": "^2.4.0",
-    "highlight.js": "^10.5.0",
+    "highlight.js": "^10.7.2",
     "ini": "^1.3.5",
     "js-yaml": "^3.10.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.10",
diff --git a/src/default_theme/index.js b/src/default_theme/index.js
index 85126d024..c0300d319 100644
--- a/src/default_theme/index.js
+++ b/src/default_theme/index.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module.exports = function (comments, config) {
         if (config.hljs && config.hljs.highlightAuto) {
           return hljs.highlightAuto(example).value;
         }
-        return hljs.highlight('js', example).value;
+        return hljs.highlight(example, { language: 'js' }).value;
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c86cc8e8d..6794f2728 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3730,10 +3730,10 @@ he@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/he/-/he-1.2.0.tgz#84ae65fa7eafb165fddb61566ae14baf05664f0f"
   integrity sha512-F/1DnUGPopORZi0ni+CvrCgHQ5FyEAHRLSApuYWMmrbSwoN2Mn/7k+Gl38gJnR7yyDZk6WLXwiGod1JOWNDKGw==
 
-highlight.js@^10.5.0:
-  version "10.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/highlight.js/-/highlight.js-10.5.0.tgz#3f09fede6a865757378f2d9ebdcbc15ba268f98f"
-  integrity sha512-xTmvd9HiIHR6L53TMC7TKolEj65zG1XU+Onr8oi86mYa+nLcIbxTTWkpW7CsEwv/vK7u1zb8alZIMLDqqN6KTw==
+highlight.js@^10.7.2:
+  version "10.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/highlight.js/-/highlight.js-10.7.2.tgz#89319b861edc66c48854ed1e6da21ea89f847360"
+  integrity sha512-oFLl873u4usRM9K63j4ME9u3etNF0PLiJhSQ8rdfuL51Wn3zkD6drf9ZW0dOzjnZI22YYG24z30JcmfCZjMgYg==
 
 hosted-git-info@^2.1.4:
   version "2.8.8"