diff --git a/benchmarks/md/package.json b/benchmarks/md/package.json
index b6bd27c016d26..40f0843a227bc 100644
--- a/benchmarks/md/package.json
+++ b/benchmarks/md/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "faker": "^4.1.0",
     "front-matter": "^3.1.0",
-    "gatsby": "^2.20.23",
+    "gatsby": "^4.0.0",
     "gatsby-image": "^2.3.3",
     "gatsby-plugin-benchmark-reporting": "*",
     "gatsby-plugin-page-creator": "^2.2.2",