diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 34440214a..e20f3f2fb 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ each Python and Django series.
 The following packages are optional:
 
 * [coreapi][coreapi] (1.32.0+) - Schema generation support.
-* [Markdown][markdown] (2.6.0+) - Markdown support for the browsable API.
+* [Markdown][markdown] (3.0.0+) - Markdown support for the browsable API.
+* [Pygments][pygments] (2.4.0+) - Add sytax highlighting to Markdown processing.
 * [django-filter][django-filter] (1.0.1+) - Filtering support.
 * [django-guardian][django-guardian] (1.1.1+) - Object level permissions support.
 
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 [eventbrite]: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/about/
 [coreapi]: https://pypi.org/project/coreapi/
 [markdown]: https://pypi.org/project/Markdown/
+[pygments]: https://pypi.org/project/Pygments/
 [django-filter]: https://pypi.org/project/django-filter/
 [django-guardian]: https://github.com/django-guardian/django-guardian
 [index]: .
diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index 17f28a477..8d28b49e8 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if 'patch' not in View.http_method_names:
     View.http_method_names = View.http_method_names + ['patch']
 
 
-# Markdown is optional (version 2.6+ required)
+# Markdown is optional (version 3.0+ required)
 try:
     import markdown