diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js b/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
index 68de3e64ad..121e83ee7d 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
             // end of Annotation tool files
 
             // externally hosted files
-            mathjax: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.0/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',  // eslint-disable-line max-len
+            mathjax: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.1/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',  // eslint-disable-line max-len
             'youtube': [
                 // youtube URL does not end in '.js'. We add '?noext' to the path so
                 // that require.js adds the '.js' to the query component of the URL,
diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
index a97d087fa5..93298c1470 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             'domReady': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/domReady',
             'URI': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/URI.min',
             'mock-ajax': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/mock-ajax',
-            mathjax: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.0/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',   // eslint-disable-line max-len
+            mathjax: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.1/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',   // eslint-disable-line max-len
             'youtube': '//www.youtube.com/player_api?noext',
             'coffee/src/ajax_prefix': 'xmodule_js/common_static/coffee/src/ajax_prefix',
             'js/spec/test_utils': 'js/spec/test_utils'
diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main_squire.js b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main_squire.js
index dcd2312dc8..22effd15ca 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main_squire.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/spec/main_squire.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             'draggabilly': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/draggabilly',
             'domReady': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/domReady',
             'URI': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/URI.min',
-            mathjax: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.0/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',   // eslint-disable-line max-len
+            mathjax: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.1/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',   // eslint-disable-line max-len
             'youtube': '//www.youtube.com/player_api?noext',
             'coffee/src/ajax_prefix': 'xmodule_js/common_static/coffee/src/ajax_prefix'
         },
diff --git a/common/static/common/js/discussion/mathjax_include.js b/common/static/common/js/discussion/mathjax_include.js
index 828e920247..a2e8f36898 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/discussion/mathjax_include.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/discussion/mathjax_include.js
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ if (typeof MathJax === 'undefined') {
             });
         };
     };
-    vendorScript.src = 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.0/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG';
+    vendorScript.src = 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.1/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG';
     document.body.appendChild(vendorScript);
 }
diff --git a/common/templates/mathjax_include.html b/common/templates/mathjax_include.html
index 7446e8405e..01f24ffa60 100644
--- a/common/templates/mathjax_include.html
+++ b/common/templates/mathjax_include.html
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@
 <!-- This must appear after all mathjax-config blocks, so it is after the imports from the other templates.
      It can't be run through static.url because MathJax uses crazy url introspection to do lazy loading of
      MathJax extension libraries -->
-<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.0/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.1/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG"></script>
diff --git a/lms/static/lms/js/spec/main.js b/lms/static/lms/js/spec/main.js
index b6f4374cfe..7832e92fce 100644
--- a/lms/static/lms/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/lms/static/lms/js/spec/main.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             'squire': 'common/js/vendor/Squire',
             'jasmine-imagediff': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jasmine-imagediff',
             'domReady': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/domReady',
-            mathjax: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.0/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',  // eslint-disable-line max-len
+            mathjax: '//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.1/MathJax.js?config=TeX-MML-AM_SVG&delayStartupUntil=configured',  // eslint-disable-line max-len
             'youtube': '//www.youtube.com/player_api?noext',
             'coffee/src/ajax_prefix': 'xmodule_js/common_static/coffee/src/ajax_prefix',
             'js/instructor_dashboard/student_admin': 'js/instructor_dashboard/student_admin',