diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7c9648ad..79091737 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ipaddress==1.0.16
 Khayyam==3.0.15
 kombu==3.0.37
 libsass==0.11.1
-markdown2==2.3.1
+markdown2==2.4.0
 mock==1.0.1
 multiple-django-popolo-sources==0.0.3
 mysociety-django-popolo==0.0.8