diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5ca794bdf87..3ff642184b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -11932,12 +11932,12 @@ in {
   };
 
   markdown = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    version = "2.6.7";
+    version = "2.6.8";
     name = "markdown-${version}";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "mirror://pypi/M/Markdown/Markdown-${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1h055llfd0ps0ig7qb3v1j9068xv90dc9s7xkhkgz9zg8r4g5sys";
+      sha256 = "0cqfhr1km2s5d8jm6hbwgkrrj9hvkjf2gab3s2axlrw1clgaij0a";
     };
 
     # error: invalid command 'test'