diff --git a/packages/contented-pipeline-md/package.json b/packages/contented-pipeline-md/package.json
index 166939ba..85888ff4 100644
--- a/packages/contented-pipeline-md/package.json
+++ b/packages/contented-pipeline-md/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "mdast-util-to-string": "^4.0.0",
     "minimatch": "^5.1.6",
     "rehype-autolink-headings": "^7.0.0",
-    "rehype-external-links": "^2.1.0",
+    "rehype-external-links": "^3.0.0",
     "rehype-parse": "^8.0.5",
     "rehype-slug": "^6.0.0",
     "rehype-stringify": "^9.0.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d49188d6..f7730ec3 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^7.0.0
         version: 7.0.0
       rehype-external-links:
-        specifier: ^2.1.0
-        version: 2.1.0
+        specifier: ^3.0.0
+        version: 3.0.0
       rehype-parse:
         specifier: ^8.0.5
         version: 8.0.5
@@ -4054,13 +4054,6 @@ packages:
       '@types/hast': 3.0.2
     dev: false
 
-  /hast-util-is-element@2.1.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-O1bKah6mhgEq2WtVMk+Ta5K7pPMqsBBlmzysLdcwKVrqzZQ0CHqUPiIVspNhAG1rvxpvJjtGee17XfauZYKqVA==}
-    dependencies:
-      '@types/hast': 2.3.7
-      '@types/unist': 2.0.9
-    dev: false
-
   /hast-util-is-element@3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Val9mnv2IWpLbNPqc/pUem+a7Ipj2aHacCwgNfTiK0vJKl0LF+4Ba4+v1oPHFpf3bLYmreq0/l3Gud9S5OH42g==}
     dependencies:
@@ -6837,16 +6830,15 @@ packages:
       unist-util-visit: 5.0.0
     dev: false
 
-  /rehype-external-links@2.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2YMJZVM1hxZnwl9IPkbN5Pjn78kXkAX7lq9VEtlaGA29qIls25vZN+ucNIJdbQUe+9NNFck17BiOhGmsD6oLIg==}
+  /rehype-external-links@3.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yp+e5N9V3C6bwBeAC4n796kc86M4gJCdlVhiMTxIrJG5UHDMh+PJANf9heqORJbt1nrCbDwIlAZKjANIaVBbvw==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/hast': 2.3.7
-      extend: 3.0.2
-      hast-util-is-element: 2.1.3
+      '@types/hast': 3.0.2
+      '@ungap/structured-clone': 1.2.0
+      hast-util-is-element: 3.0.0
       is-absolute-url: 4.0.1
       space-separated-tokens: 2.0.2
-      unified: 10.1.2
-      unist-util-visit: 4.1.2
+      unist-util-visit: 5.0.0
     dev: false
 
   /rehype-parse@8.0.5: