diff --git a/requirements/requirements-optionals.txt b/requirements/requirements-optionals.txt
index 2b7a18a13..739555667 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements-optionals.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements-optionals.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Optional packages which may be used with REST framework.
 psycopg2-binary>=2.8.5, <2.9
-markdown==3.1.1
+markdown==3.3;python_version>="3.6"
+markdown==3.2.2;python_version=="3.5"
 pygments==2.4.2
 django-guardian==2.2.0
 django-filter>=2.2.0, <2.3