diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e6d69d5..9c82d0d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ feedgenerator==1.9.1
     # via pelican
 jinja2==2.11.3
     # via pelican
-markdown==3.3.4
+markdown==3.8.1
     # via -r requirements.in
 markupsafe==1.1.1
     # via jinja2