diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-apes-deny.md b/.changeset/tasty-apes-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c24e3287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-apes-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'spectacle-mdx-loader': patch
+---
+
+security update: bump loader-utils to 1.4.2
diff --git a/packages/spectacle-mdx-loader/package.json b/packages/spectacle-mdx-loader/package.json
index fb2e19c1a..65f297a6c 100644
--- a/packages/spectacle-mdx-loader/package.json
+++ b/packages/spectacle-mdx-loader/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@mdx-js/mdx": "^1.5.3",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.2",
-    "loader-utils": "^1.2.3",
+    "loader-utils": "^1.4.2",
     "normalize-newline": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3c738b99f..136fa09b5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.0.2
         version: 4.0.3
       loader-utils:
-        specifier: ^1.2.3
-        version: 1.4.0
+        specifier: ^1.4.2
+        version: 1.4.2
       normalize-newline:
         specifier: ^3.0.0
         version: 3.0.0
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ packages:
       convert-source-map: 1.8.0
       debug: 4.3.4(supports-color@5.5.0)
       gensync: 1.0.0-beta.2
-      json5: 2.2.1
+      json5: 2.2.3
       lodash: 4.17.21
       resolve: 1.22.1
       semver: 5.7.1
@@ -6339,9 +6339,6 @@ packages:
 
   /ajv-formats@2.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Wx0Kx52hxE7C18hkMEggYlEifqWZtYaRgouJor+WMdPnQyEK13vgEWyVNup7SoeeoLMsr4kf5h6dOW11I15MUA==}
-    peerDependenciesMeta:
-      ajv:
-        optional: true
     dependencies:
       ajv: 8.11.0
     dev: true
@@ -11171,12 +11168,12 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-1hqLFMSrGHRHxav9q9gNjJ5EXznIxGVO09xQRrwplcS8qs28pZ8s8hupZAmqDwZUmVZ2Qb2jnyPOWcDH8m8dlA==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
     hasBin: true
+    dev: true
 
   /json5@2.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XmOWe7eyHYH14cLdVPoyg+GOH3rYX++KpzrylJwSW98t3Nk+U8XOl8FWKOgwtzdb8lXGf6zYwDUzeHMWfxasyg==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
     hasBin: true
-    dev: true
 
   /jsonc-parser@3.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-gfFQZrcTc8CnKXp6Y4/CBT3fTc0OVuDofpre4aEeEpSBPV5X5v4+Vmx+8snU7RLPrNHPKSgLxGo9YuQzz20o+w==}
@@ -11324,8 +11321,8 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=6.11.5'}
     dev: true
 
-  /loader-utils@1.4.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qH0WSMBtn/oHuwjy/NucEgbx5dbxxnxup9s4PVXJUDHZBQY+s0NWA9rJf53RBnQZxfch7euUui7hpoAPvALZdA==}
+  /loader-utils@1.4.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-I5d00Pd/jwMD2QCduo657+YM/6L3KZu++pmX9VFncxaxvHcru9jx1lBaFft+r4Mt2jK0Yhp41XlRAihzPxHNCg==}
     engines: {node: '>=4.0.0'}
     dependencies:
       big.js: 5.2.2
@@ -11339,7 +11336,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       big.js: 5.2.2
       emojis-list: 3.0.0
-      json5: 2.2.1
+      json5: 2.2.3
     dev: true
 
   /loader-utils@3.2.0: