diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index 564fd600a..db2ccb8ed 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ library
                  tagsoup >= 0.14.6 && < 0.15,
                  base64-bytestring >= 0.1 && < 1.1,
                  zlib >= 0.5 && < 0.7,
-                 skylighting >= 0.5.1 && < 0.8,
+                 skylighting >= 0.7.2 && < 0.8,
                  data-default >= 0.4 && < 0.8,
                  temporary >= 1.1 && < 1.4,
                  blaze-html >= 0.9 && < 0.10,
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index e2af054ee..2dbf82137 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ packages:
 - '.'
 extra-deps:
 - pandoc-citeproc-0.14.3.1
-- skylighting-0.7.0.2
-- skylighting-core-0.7.0.2
+- skylighting-0.7.2
+- skylighting-core-0.7.2
 - ansi-terminal-0.8.0.2
 - tasty-1.0.1.1
 - test-framework-0.8.2.0
diff --git a/test/lhs-test.html b/test/lhs-test.html
index c9777ea7b..5fce225df 100644
--- a/test/lhs-test.html
+++ b/test/lhs-test.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <style type="text/css">
 a.sourceLine { display: inline-block; line-height: 1.25; }
 a.sourceLine { pointer-events: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; }
-a.sourceLine:empty { height: 1.2em; position: absolute; }
+a.sourceLine:empty { height: 1.2em; }
 .sourceCode { overflow: visible; }
 code.sourceCode { white-space: pre; position: relative; }
 div.sourceCode { margin: 1em 0; }
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ code.sourceCode { white-space: pre-wrap; }
 a.sourceLine { text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em; }
 }
 pre.numberSource a.sourceLine
-  { position: relative; }
-pre.numberSource a.sourceLine:empty
-  { position: absolute; }
+  { position: relative; left: -4em; }
 pre.numberSource a.sourceLine::before
   { content: attr(data-line-number);
-    position: absolute; left: -5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;
-    border: none; pointer-events: all;
+    position: relative; left: -1em; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;
+    border: none; pointer-events: all; display: inline-block;
     -webkit-touch-callout: none; -webkit-user-select: none;
     -khtml-user-select: none; -moz-user-select: none;
     -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;
diff --git a/test/lhs-test.html+lhs b/test/lhs-test.html+lhs
index 4a121e0d1..78bc1d426 100644
--- a/test/lhs-test.html+lhs
+++ b/test/lhs-test.html+lhs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <style type="text/css">
 a.sourceLine { display: inline-block; line-height: 1.25; }
 a.sourceLine { pointer-events: none; color: inherit; text-decoration: inherit; }
-a.sourceLine:empty { height: 1.2em; position: absolute; }
+a.sourceLine:empty { height: 1.2em; }
 .sourceCode { overflow: visible; }
 code.sourceCode { white-space: pre; position: relative; }
 div.sourceCode { margin: 1em 0; }
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ code.sourceCode { white-space: pre-wrap; }
 a.sourceLine { text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em; }
 }
 pre.numberSource a.sourceLine
-  { position: relative; }
-pre.numberSource a.sourceLine:empty
-  { position: absolute; }
+  { position: relative; left: -4em; }
 pre.numberSource a.sourceLine::before
   { content: attr(data-line-number);
-    position: absolute; left: -5em; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;
-    border: none; pointer-events: all;
+    position: relative; left: -1em; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;
+    border: none; pointer-events: all; display: inline-block;
     -webkit-touch-callout: none; -webkit-user-select: none;
     -khtml-user-select: none; -moz-user-select: none;
     -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;