diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b9ccbf71..74db0a04 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/reconquest/regexputil-go v0.0.0-20160905154124-38573e70c1f4
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5
-	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.6
+	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.8
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.26.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b2fcc390..fb65726c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5 h1:WoHEJLdsXr6dDWoJgMq/CboDmyY/8HMMH1fTECbih+w=
 github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.5/go.mod h1:3Sevf16NykTbInEnD0yKkjDAeZDS0A6bzhBH5hrMvTQ=
 github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1 h1:gEOO8jv9F4OT7lGCjxCBTO/36wtF6j2nSip77qHd4x4=
 github.com/xrash/smetrics v0.0.0-20240521201337-686a1a2994c1/go.mod h1:Ohn+xnUBiLI6FVj/9LpzZWtj1/D6lUovWYBkxHVV3aM=
-github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.6 h1:cZgJxVh5mL5cu8KOnwxvFJy5TFB0BHUskZZyq7TYbDg=
-github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.6/go.mod h1:uzxRWxtg69N339t3louHJ7+O03ezfj6PlliRlaOzY1E=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.8 h1:iERMLn0/QJeHFhxSt3p6PeN9mGnvIKSpG9YYorDMnic=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.8/go.mod h1:uzxRWxtg69N339t3louHJ7+O03ezfj6PlliRlaOzY1E=
 github.com/zazab/zhash v0.0.0-20221031090444-2b0d50417446 h1:75pcOSsb40+ub185cJI7g5uykl9Uu76rD5ONzK/4s40=
 github.com/zazab/zhash v0.0.0-20221031090444-2b0d50417446/go.mod h1:NtepZ8TEXErPsmQDMUoN72f8aIy4+xNinSJ3f1giess=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/renderer/blockquote.go b/renderer/blockquote.go
index 30e8fd0d..9489cd5a 100644
--- a/renderer/blockquote.go
+++ b/renderer/blockquote.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func ParseBlockQuoteType(node ast.Node, source []byte) BlockQuoteType {
 		if countParagraphs < 2 && entering {
 			if node.Kind() == ast.KindText {
 				n := node.(*ast.Text)
-				t = legacyClassifier.ClassifyingBlockQuote(string(n.Text(source)))
+				t = legacyClassifier.ClassifyingBlockQuote(string(n.Value(source)))
 				// If the node is a text node but classification returned none do not give up!
 				// Find the next two sibling nodes midNode and rightNode,
 				// 1. If both are also a text node
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ func ParseBlockQuoteType(node ast.Node, source []byte) BlockQuoteType {
 						midTextNode := midNode.(*ast.Text)
 						if rightNode != nil && rightNode.Kind() == ast.KindText {
 							rightTextNode := rightNode.(*ast.Text)
-							if string(n.Text(source)) == "[" && string(rightTextNode.Text(source)) == "]" {
-								t = ghAlertsClassifier.ClassifyingBlockQuote(string(midTextNode.Text(source)))
+							if string(n.Value(source)) == "[" && string(rightTextNode.Value(source)) == "]" {
+								t = ghAlertsClassifier.ClassifyingBlockQuote(string(midTextNode.Value(source)))
 							}
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/renderer/image.go b/renderer/image.go
index c76d9fe0..f024016d 100644
--- a/renderer/image.go
+++ b/renderer/image.go
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ func nodeToHTMLText(n ast.Node, source []byte) []byte {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	for c := n.FirstChild(); c != nil; c = c.NextSibling() {
 		if s, ok := c.(*ast.String); ok && s.IsCode() {
-			buf.Write(s.Text(source))
-		} else if !c.HasChildren() {
-			buf.Write(util.EscapeHTML(c.Text(source)))
+			buf.Write(s.Value)
+		} else if t, ok := c.(*ast.Text); ok {
+			buf.Write(util.EscapeHTML(t.Value(source)))
 		} else {
 			buf.Write(nodeToHTMLText(c, source))
 		}
diff --git a/renderer/link.go b/renderer/link.go
index 838ac598..7f269102 100644
--- a/renderer/link.go
+++ b/renderer/link.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func (r *ConfluenceLinkRenderer) renderLink(writer util.BufWriter, source []byte
 				return ast.WalkStop, err
 			}
 
-			if len(n.Destination) < 4 {
+			if len(string(n.Destination)) < 4 {
+				//nolint:staticcheck
 				_, err := writer.Write(node.Text(source))
 				if err != nil {
 					return ast.WalkStop, err
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ func (r *ConfluenceLinkRenderer) renderLink(writer util.BufWriter, source []byte
 				return ast.WalkStop, err
 			}
 
+			//nolint:staticcheck
 			_, err = writer.Write(node.Text(source))
 			if err != nil {
 				return ast.WalkStop, err
diff --git a/renderer/text.go b/renderer/text.go
index ef7865f0..d75e96ce 100644
--- a/renderer/text.go
+++ b/renderer/text.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (r *ConfluenceTextRenderer) renderText(w util.BufWriter, source []byte, nod
 			if r.EastAsianLineBreaks != html.EastAsianLineBreaksNone && len(value) != 0 {
 				sibling := node.NextSibling()
 				if sibling != nil && sibling.Kind() == ast.KindText {
-					if siblingText := sibling.(*ast.Text).Text(source); len(siblingText) != 0 {
+					if siblingText := sibling.(*ast.Text).Value(source); len(siblingText) != 0 {
 						thisLastRune := util.ToRune(value, len(value)-1)
 						siblingFirstRune, _ := utf8.DecodeRune(siblingText)
 						// Inline the softLineBreak function as it's not public