diff --git a/examples/using-MDX/package.json b/examples/using-MDX/package.json
index 9a08398fec58f..f05582c8be375 100644
--- a/examples/using-MDX/package.json
+++ b/examples/using-MDX/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "gatsby-plugin-react-helmet": "^3.3.11",
     "gatsby-plugin-sharp": "^2.6.36",
     "gatsby-source-filesystem": "^2.3.30",
-    "gatsby-transformer-sharp": "^2.5.15",
+    "gatsby-transformer-sharp": "^5.10.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react": "^16.12.0",
     "react-charts": "^2.0.1",