diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 62c41c20..baf4e7e8 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jsonschema==3.2.0
     # via -r requirements-dev.in
 mailchimp3==3.0.17
     # via digitalmarketplace-utils
-markdown==2.6.11
+markdown==3.8.1
     # via digitalmarketplace-content-loader
 markupsafe==1.1.1
     # via