diff --git a/jupytext/myst.py b/jupytext/myst.py
index ea8b44857..86cd31f2f 100644
--- a/jupytext/myst.py
+++ b/jupytext/myst.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 
 try:
     from markdown_it import MarkdownIt
-    from markdown_it.extensions.front_matter import front_matter_plugin
-    from markdown_it.extensions.myst_blocks import myst_block_plugin
-    from markdown_it.extensions.myst_role import myst_role_plugin
+    from mdit_py_plugins.front_matter import front_matter_plugin
+    from mdit_py_plugins.myst_blocks import myst_block_plugin
+    from mdit_py_plugins.myst_role import myst_role_plugin
 except ImportError:
     MarkdownIt = None
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def raise_if_myst_is_not_available():
     if not is_myst_available():
         raise ImportError(
             "The MyST Markdown format requires python >= 3.6 "
-            "and markdown-it-py~=0.5.2"
+            "and markdown-it-py~=0.6.0"
         )
 
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8720ae046..6dfe61b1f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-markdown-it-py~=0.5.2
+markdown-it-py~=0.6.0
 nbformat>=4.0.0
 pyyaml
 toml
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0b220956f..1fe4e0be6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     ],
     entry_points={"console_scripts": ["jupytext = jupytext.cli:jupytext"]},
     tests_require=["pytest"],
-    install_requires=["markdown-it-py~=0.5.2", "nbformat>=4.0.0", "pyyaml", "toml"],
+    install_requires=["markdown-it-py~=0.6.0", "nbformat>=4.0.0", "pyyaml", "toml"],
     extras_require={
         # left for back-compatibility
         "myst": [],