diff --git a/configuration b/configuration
index 64c5c956d89..9ce0370251d 100644
--- a/configuration
+++ b/configuration
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export DENO=v1.46.3
 # TODO figure out where 0.1.41 apple silicon libs are available
 export DENO_DOM=v0.1.41-alpha-artifacts
 export PANDOC=3.4
-export DARTSASS=1.70.0
+export DARTSASS=1.85.1
 export ESBUILD=0.19.12
 export TYPST=0.11.0
 
diff --git a/news/changelog-1.7.md b/news/changelog-1.7.md
index 5150e648ee5..92f79333f9f 100644
--- a/news/changelog-1.7.md
+++ b/news/changelog-1.7.md
@@ -101,3 +101,4 @@ All changes included in 1.7:
 - ([#10961](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/10961)): Add more information on which Chrome Headless will be used in `quarto check install`. This is helpful to help debug mermaid issues.
 - ([#11951](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/11951)): Raw LaTeX table without `tbl-` prefix label for using Quarto crossref are now correctly passed through unmodified.
 - ([#12117](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/12117)): Color output to stdout and stderr is now correctly rendered for `html` format in the Jupyter and Julia engines.
+- ([#12264](https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/12264)): Upgrade `dart-sass` to 1.85.1.