diff --git a/src/requirements/production.txt b/src/requirements/production.txt
index 7bc4a6f0b5..d708d3ead4 100644
--- a/src/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/src/requirements/production.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static3==0.7.*
 dj-static
 csscompressor
 django-markup
-markdown
+markdown<=2.2
 bleach==2.*
 raven
 babel
diff --git a/src/setup.py b/src/setup.py
index 5a984d9423..ba12926cfc 100644
--- a/src/setup.py
+++ b/src/setup.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ setup(
         'dj-static',
         'csscompressor',
         'django-markup',
-        'markdown',
+        'markdown<=2.2',
         'bleach==2.*',
         'raven',
         'babel',