diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Pandoc static blog generator
 
 To contribute to the blog, just create a new md file in /posts. You can copy the meta info from other posts.
 
-This uses standard markdown, not any adaptation of it.
+This uses `pandoc`-compatible markdown, [more info here](https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#pandocs-markdown).
 
 For media, use 0.vern.cc, our 0x0 instance. We do not wipe old images on it so that isn't an issue.