diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-asciidoc/package.json b/packages/gatsby-transformer-asciidoc/package.json
index 650afe1ea713b..c2d16f8e313bc 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-asciidoc/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-asciidoc/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.15.4",
-    "asciidoctor": "^2.2.6"
+    "asciidoctor": "^2.2.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.15.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 11099822ee60e..0fc7d66e1ef10 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@
   dependencies:
     yargs "16.2.0"
 
-"@asciidoctor/core@2.2.6":
-  version "2.2.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@asciidoctor/core/-/core-2.2.6.tgz#a59a9e8ab48ac0a615d5a3200214d3071291c5d5"
-  integrity sha512-TmB2K5UfpDpSbCNBBntXzKHcAk2EA3/P68jmWvmJvglVUdkO9V6kTAuXVe12+h6C4GK0ndwuCrHHtEVcL5t6pQ==
+"@asciidoctor/core@2.2.8":
+  version "2.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@asciidoctor/core/-/core-2.2.8.tgz#da1e3a1264e9d27cd9767bd2df15fea14a443b78"
+  integrity sha512-oozXk7ZO1RAd/KLFLkKOhqTcG4GO3CV44WwOFg2gMcCsqCUTarvMT7xERIoWW2WurKbB0/ce+98r01p8xPOlBw==
   dependencies:
     asciidoctor-opal-runtime "0.3.3"
     unxhr "1.0.1"
@@ -5989,13 +5989,13 @@ asciidoctor-opal-runtime@0.3.3:
     glob "7.1.3"
     unxhr "1.0.1"
 
-asciidoctor@^2.2.6:
-  version "2.2.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/asciidoctor/-/asciidoctor-2.2.6.tgz#43b5fec8ab91ed2d8d1815c75067cfa29da2e568"
-  integrity sha512-EXG3+F2pO21B+COfQmV/WgEgGiy7nG/mJiS/o5DXpaT2q82FRZWPVkbMZrpDvpu4pjXe5c754RbZR9Vz0L0Vtw==
+asciidoctor@^2.2.8:
+  version "2.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/asciidoctor/-/asciidoctor-2.2.8.tgz#c07c8a32c2a44f5dd1e28063df414b1e825c31b7"
+  integrity sha512-G+sDYWnNo+QHRkIvN5k7ASbvrd2bHuNXHlZ83+PjVFYtl0//as5iebq+Bdf3aSwXrkM7akcEJPUpdTjjP0MgYw==
   dependencies:
     "@asciidoctor/cli" "3.5.0"
-    "@asciidoctor/core" "2.2.6"
+    "@asciidoctor/core" "2.2.8"
 
 asn1@~0.2.3:
   version "0.2.4"
@@ -8380,12 +8380,7 @@ core-js-compat@^3.16.0, core-js-compat@^3.9.1:
     browserslist "^4.16.6"
     semver "7.0.0"
 
-core-js-pure@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.6.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js-pure/-/core-js-pure-3.6.4.tgz#4bf1ba866e25814f149d4e9aaa08c36173506e3a"
-  integrity sha512-epIhRLkXdgv32xIUFaaAry2wdxZYBi6bgM7cB136dzzXXa+dFyRLTZeLUJxnd8ShrmyVXBub63n2NHo2JAt8Cw==
-
-core-js-pure@^3.8.1:
+core-js-pure@^3.0.0, core-js-pure@^3.8.1:
   version "3.24.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/core-js-pure/-/core-js-pure-3.24.1.tgz#8839dde5da545521bf282feb7dc6d0b425f39fd3"
   integrity sha512-r1nJk41QLLPyozHUUPmILCEMtMw24NG4oWK6RbsDdjzQgg9ZvrUsPBj1MnG0wXXp1DCDU6j+wUvEmBSrtRbLXg==
@@ -10061,14 +10056,7 @@ error-ex@^1.2.0, error-ex@^1.3.1:
   dependencies:
     is-arrayish "^0.2.1"
 
-error-stack-parser@^2.0.6:
-  version "2.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/error-stack-parser/-/error-stack-parser-2.0.6.tgz#5a99a707bd7a4c58a797902d48d82803ede6aad8"
-  integrity sha512-d51brTeqC+BHlwF0BhPtcYgF5nlzf9ZZ0ZIUQNZpc9ZB9qw5IJ2diTrBY9jlCJkTLITYPjmiX6OWCwH+fuyNgQ==
-  dependencies:
-    stackframe "^1.1.1"
-
-error-stack-parser@^2.1.4:
+error-stack-parser@^2.0.6, error-stack-parser@^2.1.4:
   version "2.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/error-stack-parser/-/error-stack-parser-2.1.4.tgz#229cb01cdbfa84440bfa91876285b94680188286"
   integrity sha512-Sk5V6wVazPhq5MhpO+AUxJn5x7XSXGl1R93Vn7i+zS15KDVxQijejNCrz8340/2bgLBjR9GtEG8ZVKONDjcqGQ==
@@ -23405,11 +23393,6 @@ stack-utils@^2.0.2, stack-utils@^2.0.3:
   dependencies:
     escape-string-regexp "^2.0.0"
 
-stackframe@^1.1.1:
-  version "1.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stackframe/-/stackframe-1.1.1.tgz#ffef0a3318b1b60c3b58564989aca5660729ec71"
-  integrity sha512-0PlYhdKh6AfFxRyK/v+6/k+/mMfyiEBbTM5L94D0ZytQnJ166wuwoTYLHFWGbs2dpA8Rgq763KGWmN1EQEYHRQ==
-
 stackframe@^1.3.4:
   version "1.3.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stackframe/-/stackframe-1.3.4.tgz#b881a004c8c149a5e8efef37d51b16e412943310"