diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e313ada03..8feb2931d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 		"remark-retext": "^5.0.0",
 		"retext-english": "^4.0.0",
 		"retext-equality": "^6.2.0",
-		"retext-profanities": "^7.1.0",
+		"retext-profanities": "^8.0.0",
 		"retext-quotes": "^5.0.0",
 		"retext-syntax-mentions": "^3.1.0",
 		"typescript": "^5.2.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9945702f9..870517971 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3160,6 +3160,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/nlcst@npm:^2.0.0":
+  version: 2.0.3
+  resolution: "@types/nlcst@npm:2.0.3"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/unist": "npm:*"
+  checksum: 10/0edb3679b50f84ca5216b52d87c42fed0e65fa6cc5c9905380918f2269c6865894589ffd40fb09d91ceef1a9c544a32769ebbf4ef697894bfee457317ee7ceb4
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/node-forge@npm:^1.3.0":
   version: 1.3.11
   resolution: "@types/node-forge@npm:1.3.11"
@@ -11253,6 +11262,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"nlcst-is-literal@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.0.0
+  resolution: "nlcst-is-literal@npm:3.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/nlcst": "npm:^2.0.0"
+    "@types/unist": "npm:^3.0.0"
+    nlcst-to-string: "npm:^4.0.0"
+  checksum: 10/bda4a8818a70033ee2f7b2d47fc99a37cd56ca40cf6c154a6a4243267afa5a5fb7a453c06aee766a1725a5da1da707044534ddaecec2721e432a274f576c1a0d
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "nlcst-normalize@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.1.1
   resolution: "nlcst-normalize@npm:3.1.1"
@@ -11263,6 +11283,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"nlcst-normalize@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "nlcst-normalize@npm:4.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/nlcst": "npm:^2.0.0"
+    nlcst-to-string: "npm:^4.0.0"
+  checksum: 10/d265499af96812be56e3d760b178c1ba2a6cf23a219ded42022d2f59531479c498b8daeeb8c8a18313cb7b6c3baa12266dc156c7797fece1a0fd9e35a56e18da
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "nlcst-search@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.1.1
   resolution: "nlcst-search@npm:3.1.1"
@@ -11276,6 +11306,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"nlcst-search@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "nlcst-search@npm:4.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/nlcst": "npm:^2.0.0"
+    nlcst-is-literal: "npm:^3.0.0"
+    nlcst-normalize: "npm:^4.0.0"
+    unist-util-visit: "npm:^5.0.0"
+  checksum: 10/a1b52f2749dec5dc39ced89e0fb43c4c864e64f25cefb253c6f1e1f8d676532c5c05b4f8dd91672889bc993414ff2d62bc73d27d7710415a5f8e0abe5857273c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "nlcst-to-string@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.4
   resolution: "nlcst-to-string@npm:2.0.4"
@@ -11292,6 +11334,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"nlcst-to-string@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "nlcst-to-string@npm:4.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/nlcst": "npm:^2.0.0"
+  checksum: 10/a780ca517548582016b6a92216962500de1179ace37cc7a9afbddd219e6893f253eab564f4c2292a13cf2ade27a669c6222b3eb27671cf647e15b6abf2eb1827
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "no-case@npm:^3.0.4":
   version: 3.0.4
   resolution: "no-case@npm:3.0.4"
@@ -14251,19 +14302,19 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"retext-profanities@npm:^7.1.0":
-  version: 7.2.2
-  resolution: "retext-profanities@npm:7.2.2"
+"retext-profanities@npm:^8.0.0":
+  version: 8.0.0
+  resolution: "retext-profanities@npm:8.0.0"
   dependencies:
-    "@types/nlcst": "npm:^1.0.0"
+    "@types/nlcst": "npm:^2.0.0"
     cuss: "npm:^2.0.0"
-    nlcst-search: "npm:^3.0.0"
-    nlcst-to-string: "npm:^3.0.0"
+    nlcst-search: "npm:^4.0.0"
+    nlcst-to-string: "npm:^4.0.0"
     pluralize: "npm:^8.0.0"
     quotation: "npm:^2.0.0"
-    unified: "npm:^10.0.0"
-    unist-util-position: "npm:^4.0.0"
-  checksum: 10/7cae15bf08351eb3409084a2d919950054cf69e907c5676355373a1309473196fba9a467f74c7dde8a2056ebf751bcd12f031cb3fbc19de0443adf646e2aca54
+    unist-util-position: "npm:^5.0.0"
+    vfile: "npm:^6.0.0"
+  checksum: 10/7bca71427db29e9a90ebae410c4b646d6cb4f4aeb071a91ec7cd02f5801d6f8de7f7304e1a2cc91c28a728c08859f9cf61c059e8075e6f28eae6e7dcf77ea245
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -16142,7 +16193,7 @@ __metadata:
     remark-retext: "npm:^5.0.0"
     retext-english: "npm:^4.0.0"
     retext-equality: "npm:^6.2.0"
-    retext-profanities: "npm:^7.1.0"
+    retext-profanities: "npm:^8.0.0"
     retext-quotes: "npm:^5.0.0"
     retext-syntax-mentions: "npm:^3.1.0"
     typescript: "npm:^5.2.2"