diff --git a/src/requirements/production.txt b/src/requirements/production.txt
index 92185164e5..2fe5ccbb90 100644
--- a/src/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/src/requirements/production.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static3==0.7.*
 dj-static
 csscompressor
 django-markup
-markdown<=2.2
+markdown==3.3.*
 bleach>=3.1.4,<3.2.0
 sentry-sdk==0.14.*
 babel
diff --git a/src/setup.py b/src/setup.py
index 883a6fbd16..67a9848b39 100644
--- a/src/setup.py
+++ b/src/setup.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ setup(
         'dj-static',
         'csscompressor',
         'django-markup',
-        'markdown<=2.2',
+        'markdown==3.3.*',
         'bleach>=3.1.4,<3.2.0',
         'sentry-sdk==0.14.*',
         'babel',