diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d228170a755..dddf1c28c1b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ gem "ast"
 gem "gds-api-adapters", "~> 60.1.0"
 gem "govspeak", "~> 6.5.0"
 gem "govuk-content-schema-test-helpers", "~> 1.6.1"
-gem "govuk_publishing_components", "21.8.1"
+gem "govuk_publishing_components", "21.9.0"
 gem "htmlentities", "~> 4"
 gem "json"
 gem "lrucache", "0.1.4"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 91e2758f44a..42495403251 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ GEM
       sentry-raven (>= 2.7.1, < 2.12.0)
       statsd-ruby (~> 1.4.0)
       unicorn (>= 5.4, < 5.6)
-    govuk_publishing_components (21.8.1)
+    govuk_publishing_components (21.9.0)
       gds-api-adapters
       govuk_app_config
       kramdown
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   govuk-content-schema-test-helpers (~> 1.6.1)
   govuk-lint
   govuk_app_config
-  govuk_publishing_components (= 21.8.1)
+  govuk_publishing_components (= 21.9.0)
   govuk_test
   htmlentities (~> 4)
   json