diff --git a/deps/package.json b/deps/package.json
index 196ebe1d..d7f2c64c 100644
--- a/deps/package.json
+++ b/deps/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.1",
   "dependencies": {
     "rw": "^1.3.3",
-    "vega": "^4.0.0",
+    "vega": "^4.4.0",
     "vega-lite": "^2.6.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/rendering/render.jl b/src/rendering/render.jl
index fc323eaa..54715f9d 100644
--- a/src/rendering/render.jl
+++ b/src/rendering/render.jl
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ function writehtml_partial(io::IO, spec::String; title="VegaLite plot")
 
     requirejs.config({
         paths: {
-          vg: "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vega/4.0.0/vega.min.js?noext",
+          vg: "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vega/4.4.0/vega.min.js?noext",
           vl: "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vega-lite/2.6.0/vega-lite.min.js?noext",
-          vg_embed: "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vega-embed/3.17.0/vega-embed.min.js?noext"
+          vg_embed: "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vega-embed/3.26.1/vega-embed.min.js?noext"
         },
         shim: {
           vg_embed: {deps: ["vg.global", "vl.global"]},