diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 9c947fe..2b38e81 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "angular": "^1.0.8",
     "angular-sanitize": "^1.0.8",
-    "showdown": "~0.3.1"
+    "showdown": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "angular-mocks": "^1.0.8"
+    "angular-mocks": "^1.0.8",
+    "showdown-twitter": "*"
   }
 }
diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
index cf3aaf8..61e6050 100644
--- a/karma.conf.js
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
       'bower_components/angular/angular.js',
       'bower_components/angular-sanitize/angular-sanitize.js',
       'bower_components/angular-mocks/angular-mocks.js',
-      'bower_components/showdown/src/showdown.js',
-      'bower_components/showdown/src/extensions/*.js',
+      'bower_components/showdown/dist/showdown.js',
+      'bower_components/showdown-twitter/dist/showdown-twitter.js',
       'markdown.js',
       '*.spec.js'
     ],
diff --git a/markdown.js b/markdown.js
index 989a6be..148f97a 100644
--- a/markdown.js
+++ b/markdown.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ angular.module('btford.markdown', ['ngSanitize']).
         opts = newOpts;
       },
       $get: function () {
-        return new Showdown.converter(opts);
+        return new showdown.Converter(opts);
       }
     };
   }).