diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d0c791bb..bfea4610 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "docutils>=0.20,<0.23",
     "jinja2", # required for substitutions, but let sphinx choose version
     "markdown-it-py~=4.2",
-    "mdit-py-plugins~=0.6",
+    "mdit-py-plugins~=0.6,>=0.6.1",
     "pyyaml",
     "sphinx>=8,<10",
 ]