diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 59c926b2..8c6defca 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2680,9 +2680,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@primer/primitives": {
-      "version": "0.0.0-ab2da57",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@primer/primitives/-/primitives-0.0.0-ab2da57.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OrRZiPzJ53/GL8EK2sapdfHzZ/O71XxDY4jxrVVvCqgFv+Dfl7y6dpRBFM2tfp3l2NpDPBvcLPhSnoR2Zs3lxQ=="
+      "version": "0.0.0-1cd410b",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@primer/primitives/-/primitives-0.0.0-1cd410b.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9Q1jBXrVgF8QJ8jYP+Bbq+gndTzocZaDCHcna/8VfK4sOmPDYjj6bLYMA6QIZrlRdDaqA1SnNNM1yxspMLRLZQ=="
     },
     "@reach/router": {
       "version": "1.3.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a49b0f04..0f997f5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@primer/octicons": "^9.1.1",
-    "@primer/primitives": "0.0.0-ab2da57"
+    "@primer/primitives": "0.0.0-1cd410b"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@octokit/rest": "^16.34.0",
diff --git a/src/timeline/timeline-item.scss b/src/timeline/timeline-item.scss
index f2938460..ea670e93 100644
--- a/src/timeline/timeline-item.scss
+++ b/src/timeline/timeline-item.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   height: $spacer-5;
   margin-right: $spacer-2;
   margin-left: -$spacer-3 + 1;
-  color: var(--color-timeline-text);
+  color: var(--color-icon-secondary);
   align-items: center;
   background-color: var(--color-timeline-badge-bg);
   // stylelint-disable-next-line primer/borders