diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b231861..6246aa6 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
         "ext-mbstring": "*",
         "twig/twig": "^2.12",
         "symfony/yaml" : "^3.4",
-        "erusev/parsedown": "1.7.4",
-        "erusev/parsedown-extra": "0.8.1"
+        "erusev/parsedown": "^2.0.0-beta-1",
+        "erusev/parsedown-extra": "^2.0.0-beta-1"
     },
     "suggest": {
         "picocms/pico-theme": "Pico requires a theme to actually display the contents of your website. This is Pico's official default theme.",