diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dd43182..0afa6f1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def read_file(filename):
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
     ],
     long_description=read_file('README.rst'),
-    install_requires=['bleach>=1.2.2', 'Markdown==2.6.8', 'Django>=1.5'],
+    install_requires=['bleach>=1.2.2', 'Markdown==3.8.1', 'Django>=1.5'],
     test_suite="runtests.runtests",
     tests_require=(
         'bleach>=1.4',