diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
index f538212f6e..8f9101724b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_docs.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create mkdocs_requirements.txt
         run: |
-          echo "mkdocs==3.3.7" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt
+          echo "markdown==3.3.7" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt
+          echo "mkdocs" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt
           echo "mkdocs-unidata" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt
           echo "fontawesome_markdown" >> mkdocs_requirements.txt