diff --git a/ipypublish/__init__.py b/ipypublish/__init__.py
index 4afc2b1..aedc18f 100644
--- a/ipypublish/__init__.py
+++ b/ipypublish/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from ipypublish.scripts import nb_setup  # noqa: F401
 
-__version__ = "0.10.11"
+__version__ = "0.10.12"
diff --git a/ipypublish/convert/main.py b/ipypublish/convert/main.py
index 068b861..f68388d 100755
--- a/ipypublish/convert/main.py
+++ b/ipypublish/convert/main.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def _default_pre_conversion_funcs(self):
             # this is deprecated in newer versions
             from jupytext import readf as read  # noqa: F401
 
-        return {".Rmd": read}
+        return {".Rmd": read, ".md": read}
 
     @validate("pre_conversion_funcs")
     def _validate_pre_conversion_funcs(self, proposal):