diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index d60836f7..17cb46da 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
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diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index ddb47d31..9e27ca3f 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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@@ -223,24 +223,24 @@
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+            "version": "1.8.0",
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                 "url": "https://github.com/erusev/parsedown.git",
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+                "reference": "96baaad00f71ba04d76e45b4620f54d3beabd6f7"
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-                "reference": "cb17b6477dfff935958ba01325f2e8a2bfa6dab3",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/erusev/parsedown/zipball/96baaad00f71ba04d76e45b4620f54d3beabd6f7",
+                "reference": "96baaad00f71ba04d76e45b4620f54d3beabd6f7",
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             "require": {
                 "ext-mbstring": "*",
-                "php": ">=5.3.0"
+                "php": ">=7.1"
             },
             "require-dev": {
-                "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.8.35"
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^7.5|^8.5|^9.6"
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             "autoload": {
@@ -267,9 +267,15 @@
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             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/erusev/parsedown/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/erusev/parsedown/tree/1.7.x"
+                "source": "https://github.com/erusev/parsedown/tree/1.8.0"
             },
-            "time": "2019-12-30T22:54:17+00:00"
+            "funding": [
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+                    "url": "https://github.com/erusev",
+                    "type": "github"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2026-02-16T11:41:01+00:00"
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