diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index bf02f0d794..b392e23a0b 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 [build.environment]
   HUGO_THEME = "repo"
   HUGO_THEMESDIR = "/opt/build"
-  HUGO_VERSION = "0.50"
+  HUGO_VERSION = "0.55"
 
 [context.production.environment]
   HUGO_BASEURL = "https://learn.netlify.com/"