diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dbcdcbe..defed5c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
     "dacite>=1.9.2",
     "jinja2>=3.1.6",
-    "marko[codehilite]>=2.1.4",
+    "marko>=2.1.4",
+    "pygments>=2.19.1",
     "python-frontmatter>=1.1.0",
     "rich>=14.0.0",
     "starlette>=0.47.1",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 5b0ee14..168f916 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ wheels = [
     { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c3/66/49e3691d14898fb6e34ccb337c7677dfb7e18269ed170f12e4b85315eae6/marko-2.1.4-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:81c2b9f570ca485bc356678d9ba1a1b3eb78b4a315d01f3ded25442fdc796990", size = 42186, upload-time = "2025-06-13T03:25:49.858Z" },
 ]
 
-[package.optional-dependencies]
-codehilite = [
-    { name = "pygments" },
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "markupsafe"
 version = "3.0.2"
@@ -380,7 +375,8 @@ source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "dacite" },
     { name = "jinja2" },
-    { name = "marko", extra = ["codehilite"] },
+    { name = "marko" },
+    { name = "pygments" },
     { name = "python-frontmatter" },
     { name = "rich" },
     { name = "starlette" },
@@ -399,7 +395,8 @@ dev = [
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "dacite", specifier = ">=1.9.2" },
     { name = "jinja2", specifier = ">=3.1.6" },
-    { name = "marko", extras = ["codehilite"], specifier = ">=2.1.4" },
+    { name = "marko", specifier = ">=2.1.4" },
+    { name = "pygments", specifier = ">=2.19.1" },
     { name = "python-frontmatter", specifier = ">=1.1.0" },
     { name = "rich", specifier = ">=14.0.0" },
     { name = "starlette", specifier = ">=0.47.1" },