diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 138c3b9d69..095e9fc670 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "@craco/craco": "<7",
     "@formatjs/intl-pluralrules": "^5.2.3",
     "@openstax/event-capture-client": "^2.0.2",
-    "@openstax/highlighter": "https://github.com/openstax/highlighter#1.16.4b",
+    "@openstax/highlighter": "https://github.com/openstax/highlighter#v1.16.5",
     "@openstax/open-search-client": "0.1.0-build.7",
     "@openstax/ts-utils": "1.19.0",
     "@openstax/ui-components": "openstax/ui-components#1.14.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9b1f8f2b1a..40f55b7ece 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5259,9 +5259,9 @@
   dependencies:
     uuid "^8.3.2"
 
-"@openstax/highlighter@https://github.com/openstax/highlighter#1.16.4b":
-  version "1.16.4"
-  resolved "https://github.com/openstax/highlighter#702b3c1241106505240df188b3113b92d29dca5b"
+"@openstax/highlighter@https://github.com/openstax/highlighter#v1.16.5":
+  version "1.16.5"
+  resolved "https://github.com/openstax/highlighter#83144cd0e75321837b7aed3302d669c18ebff003"
   dependencies:
     "@openstax/highlights-client" "0.2.3"
     change-case "^4.0.0"