diff --git a/surfsense_backend/pyproject.toml b/surfsense_backend/pyproject.toml
index fe997ee16..d5f08cdf5 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/surfsense_backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "kokoro>=0.9.4",
     "linkup-sdk>=0.2.4",
     "llama-cloud-services>=0.6.25",
+    "Markdown>=3.7",
     "markdownify>=0.14.1",
     "notion-client>=2.3.0",
     "numpy>=1.24.0",
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/uv.lock b/surfsense_backend/uv.lock
index ac2576d74..b8e6e31b2 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/uv.lock
+++ b/surfsense_backend/uv.lock
@@ -6874,6 +6874,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "linkup-sdk" },
     { name = "litellm" },
     { name = "llama-cloud-services" },
+    { name = "markdown" },
     { name = "markdownify" },
     { name = "mcp" },
     { name = "notion-client" },
@@ -6944,6 +6945,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "linkup-sdk", specifier = ">=0.2.4" },
     { name = "litellm", specifier = ">=1.80.10" },
     { name = "llama-cloud-services", specifier = ">=0.6.25" },
+    { name = "markdown", specifier = ">=3.7" },
     { name = "markdownify", specifier = ">=0.14.1" },
     { name = "mcp", specifier = ">=1.25.0" },
     { name = "notion-client", specifier = ">=2.3.0" },