diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/dialogs/WhatsNewDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/dialogs/WhatsNewDialog.kt
index 6ad5c787f..44a41dcdf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/dialogs/WhatsNewDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/dialogs/WhatsNewDialog.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ class WhatsNewDialog : DialogFragment() {
         val textStream = requireContext().assets.open("CHANGELOG.md")
         val text = BufferedReader(textStream.reader()).readText()
         binding.changelog.movementMethod = LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()
-        markdownProvider.markdown(true).setMarkdown(binding.changelog, text)
+        markdownProvider
+            .markdown(linkify = true, force = true)
+            .setMarkdown(binding.changelog, text)
 
         val begForSubscription = !inventory.hasPro
         val begForRating = !preferences.getBoolean(R.string.p_clicked_rate, false)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/markdown/MarkdownProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/markdown/MarkdownProvider.kt
index ad418a331..11d635379 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/markdown/MarkdownProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/markdown/MarkdownProvider.kt
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ class MarkdownProvider @Inject constructor(
 ){
     fun markdown(linkify: Int) = markdown(preferences.getBoolean(linkify, false))
 
-    fun markdown(linkify: Boolean = false) =
-        if (preferences.getBoolean(R.string.p_markdown, false)) {
+    @JvmOverloads
+    fun markdown(linkify: Boolean = false, force: Boolean = false) =
+        if (force || preferences.getBoolean(R.string.p_markdown, false)) {
             Markwon(context, linkify)
         } else {
             MarkdownDisabled()