diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 98244a7..34241d0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ python-dotenv==1.0.1
 supabase==2.4.5
 gunicorn==22.0.0
 flasgger==0.9.7.1
-markdown2==2.4.13
+markdown==3.4.1
 requests==2.32.2
 flask-cors==4.0.1
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diff --git a/v2_app.py b/v2_app.py
index cd337b2..1cf98f0 100644
--- a/v2_app.py
+++ b/v2_app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import traceback,re
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, request
 import markdown2
+import markdown
 from utils import require_secret_key
 from db import SupabaseInterface
 from utils import determine_week
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def get_issues_by_owner_id_v2(owner, issue):
             if val['body_text']:                                
                 if ("Weekly Goals" in val['body_text'] and not w_goal_url):
                     w_goal_url = val['body_text']
-                    plain_text_body = markdown2.markdown(val['body_text'])
+                    plain_text_body = markdown.markdown(val['body_text'])
                     tasks = re.findall(r'\[(x| )\]', plain_text_body)
                     total_tasks = len(tasks)
                     completed_tasks = tasks.count('x')