diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 72588c2abc..dc39610afe 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Suggests:
     knitr (>= 1.42),
     MultiAssayExperiment,
     R6,
-    rmarkdown (>= 2.19),
+    rmarkdown (>= 2.23),
     rvest,
     shinytest2,
     shinyvalidate,