diff --git a/myst_parser/__init__.py b/myst_parser/__init__.py
index 09954a5f..4ff6ada4 100644
--- a/myst_parser/__init__.py
+++ b/myst_parser/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.0a2"
+__version__ = "0.8.0a3"
 
 
 def setup(app):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a2791fbe..614c160f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     ],
     keywords="markdown lexer parser development docutils sphinx",
     python_requires=">=3.6",
-    install_requires=["markdown-it-py~=0.4.2"],
+    install_requires=["markdown-it-py~=0.4.3"],
     extras_require={
         "sphinx": ["pyyaml", "docutils>=0.15", "sphinx>=2,<3"],
         "code_style": ["flake8<3.8.0,>=3.7.0", "black", "pre-commit==1.17.0"],