diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index febaea5caf..3614a9bbec 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # serve to show the default.
 import os
 import sys
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@ from version import ZULIP_VERSION
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
-extensions: List[str] = []
+extensions = [
+    "myst_parser",
+]
+
+myst_enable_extensions = [
+    "colon_fence",
+]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
@@ -293,8 +299,6 @@ texinfo_documents = [
 # If true, do not generate a @detailmenu in the "Top" node's menu.
 # texinfo_no_detailmenu = False
 
-from recommonmark.transform import AutoStructify
-
 # The suffix(es) of source filenames. You can specify multiple suffix
 # as a dictionary mapping file extensions to file types
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/markdown.html
@@ -303,39 +307,11 @@ source_suffix = {
     ".md": "markdown",
 }
 
-# Temporary workaround to remove multiple build warnings caused by upstream bug.
-# See https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues/13263 for details.
-from commonmark.node import Node
-from recommonmark.parser import CommonMarkParser
-
-
-class CustomCommonMarkParser(CommonMarkParser):
-    def visit_document(self, node: Node) -> None:
-        pass
+suppress_warnings = [
+    "myst.header",
+]
 
 
 def setup(app: Any) -> None:
-
-    app.add_source_parser(CustomCommonMarkParser)
-    app.add_config_value(
-        "recommonmark_config",
-        {
-            "enable_eval_rst": True,
-            # Turn off recommonmark features we aren't using.
-            "enable_auto_doc_ref": False,
-            "auto_toc_tree_section": None,
-            "enable_auto_toc_tree": False,
-            "enable_math": False,
-            "enable_inline_math": False,
-            "url_resolver": lambda x: x,
-        },
-        True,
-    )
-
-    # Enable `eval_rst`, and any other features enabled in recommonmark_config.
-    # Docs: https://recommonmark.readthedocs.io/en/latest/auto_structify.html
-    # (But NB those docs are for master, not latest release.)
-    app.add_transform(AutoStructify)
-
     # overrides for wide tables in RTD theme
     app.add_css_file("theme_overrides.css")  # path relative to _static
diff --git a/docs/development/request-remote.md b/docs/development/request-remote.md
index 169c69e53b..91d1ce9f6b 100644
--- a/docs/development/request-remote.md
+++ b/docs/development/request-remote.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-```eval_rst
+```{eval-rst}
 :orphan:
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/development/setup-advanced.md b/docs/development/setup-advanced.md
index ba4bef9940..ef1f607c47 100644
--- a/docs/development/setup-advanced.md
+++ b/docs/development/setup-advanced.md
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ If you are using a [remote server](../development/remote.md), see
 the
 [section on creating appropriate user accounts](../development/remote.html#setting-up-user-accounts).
 
-```eval_rst
-.. warning::
-    There is no supported uninstallation process with this
-    method.  If you want that, use the Vagrant environment, where you can
-    just do ``vagrant destroy`` to clean up the development environment.
-```
+:::{warning}
+There is no supported uninstallation process with this
+method.  If you want that, use the Vagrant environment, where you can
+just do `vagrant destroy` to clean up the development environment.
+:::
 
 Start by [cloning your fork of the Zulip repository][zulip-rtd-git-cloning]
 and [connecting the Zulip upstream repository][zulip-rtd-git-connect]:
@@ -120,11 +119,10 @@ installation method described here.
    ./tools/run-dev.py
    ```
 
-   ```eval_rst
-   .. note::
-       If you shut down WSL, after starting it again, you will have to manually start
-       the services using ``./tools/wsl/start_services``.
-   ```
+   :::{note}
+   If you shut down WSL, after starting it again, you will have to manually start
+   the services using `./tools/wsl/start_services`.
+   :::
 
 1. If you are facing problems or you see error messages after running `./tools/run-dev.py`,
    you can try running `./tools/provision` again.
@@ -217,12 +215,11 @@ expected.
    Make sure you note down this down. This is where your zulip development web
    server can be accessed.
 
-   ```eval_rst
-   .. important::
-      The output of the above command changes every time you restart the Vagrant
-      development machine. Thus, it will have to be run every time you bring one up.
-      This quirk is one reason this method is marked experimental.
-   ```
+   :::{important}
+   The output of the above command changes every time you restart the Vagrant
+   development machine. Thus, it will have to be run every time you bring one up.
+   This quirk is one reason this method is marked experimental.
+   :::
 
 1. You should now be able to start the Zulip development server.
 
diff --git a/docs/development/setup-vagrant.md b/docs/development/setup-vagrant.md
index 2446ac3888..b94dd55b2d 100644
--- a/docs/development/setup-vagrant.md
+++ b/docs/development/setup-vagrant.md
@@ -162,10 +162,9 @@ Debian](https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/debian/).
 
 #### Windows 10
 
-```eval_rst
-.. note::
-    We recommend using `WSL 2 for Windows development <../development/setup-advanced.html#installing-directly-on-windows-10-with-wsl-2>`_.
-```
+:::{note}
+We recommend using [WSL 2 for Windows development](../development/setup-advanced.html#installing-directly-on-windows-10-with-wsl-2).
+:::
 
 1. Install [Git for Windows][git-bash], which installs *Git BASH*.
 2. Install [VirtualBox][vbox-dl] (latest).
diff --git a/docs/git/troubleshooting.md b/docs/git/troubleshooting.md
index 8757c24b94..4cfcbe7ea6 100644
--- a/docs/git/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/git/troubleshooting.md
@@ -72,14 +72,13 @@ $ git reset --hard 13bea0e
 HEAD is now at 13bea0e test commit for docs.
 ```
 
-```eval_rst
-.. important::
-    ``git reset --hard <commit>`` will discard all changes in your
-    working directory and index since the commit you're resetting to with
-    ``<commit>``. *This is the main way you can lose work in Git*. If you need
-    to keep any changes that are in your working directory or that you have
-    committed, use ``git reset --merge <commit>`` instead.
-```
+:::{important}
+`git reset --hard <commit>` will discard all changes in your
+working directory and index since the commit you're resetting to with
+`<commit>`. *This is the main way you can lose work in Git*. If you need
+to keep any changes that are in your working directory or that you have
+committed, use `git reset --merge <commit>` instead.
+:::
 
 You can also use the relative reflog `HEAD@{1}` instead of the commit hash,
 just keep in mind that this changes as you run git commands.
diff --git a/docs/production/authentication-methods.md b/docs/production/authentication-methods.md
index 3ec2aaf06f..f6d6902a15 100644
--- a/docs/production/authentication-methods.md
+++ b/docs/production/authentication-methods.md
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ Each of these requires one to a handful of lines of configuration in
 `settings.py`, as well as a secret in `zulip-secrets.conf`.  Details
 are documented in your `settings.py`.
 
-```eval_rst
-.. _ldap:
-```
+(ldap)=
 ## LDAP (including Active Directory)
 
 Zulip supports retrieving information about users via LDAP, and
@@ -315,12 +313,11 @@ organization list with multiple maps, that contain a map with an attribute, and
 value for that attribute. If for any of the attribute maps, all user's
 LDAP attributes match what is configured, access is granted.
 
-```eval_rst
-.. warning::
-    Restricting access using these mechanisms only affects authentication via LDAP,
-    and won't prevent users from accessing the organization using any other
-    authentication backends that are enabled for the organization.
-```
+:::{warning}
+Restricting access using these mechanisms only affects authentication via LDAP,
+and won't prevent users from accessing the organization using any other
+authentication backends that are enabled for the organization.
+:::
 
 ### Troubleshooting
 
diff --git a/docs/production/email-gateway.md b/docs/production/email-gateway.md
index 893a3479ae..71b2453edd 100644
--- a/docs/production/email-gateway.md
+++ b/docs/production/email-gateway.md
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ polling option is convenient for testing/developing this feature
 because it doesn't require a public IP address or setting up MX
 records in DNS.
 
-```eval_rst
-.. note::
-    Incoming emails are rate-limited, with the following limits:
+:::{note}
+Incoming emails are rate-limited, with the following limits:
 
-    * 50 emails per minute.
-    * 120 emails per 5 minutes.
-    * 600 emails per hour.
-```
+* 50 emails per minute.
+* 120 emails per 5 minutes.
+* 600 emails per hour.
+:::
 
 ## Local delivery setup
 
diff --git a/docs/production/expensive-migrations.md b/docs/production/expensive-migrations.md
index 71e86f85c1..e6226990ef 100644
--- a/docs/production/expensive-migrations.md
+++ b/docs/production/expensive-migrations.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-```eval_rst
+```{eval-rst}
 :orphan:
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/production/install-existing-server.md b/docs/production/install-existing-server.md
index d66cd80fec..eed0c7a46e 100644
--- a/docs/production/install-existing-server.md
+++ b/docs/production/install-existing-server.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-```eval_rst
+```{eval-rst}
 :orphan:
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/production/install.md b/docs/production/install.md
index b680c6d75d..043a39887b 100644
--- a/docs/production/install.md
+++ b/docs/production/install.md
@@ -121,9 +121,7 @@ server.
 
 [realm-admin-docs]: https://zulip.com/help/getting-your-organization-started-with-zulip
 
-```eval_rst
-.. _installer-details:
-```
+(installer-details)=
 ## Details: What the installer does
 
 The install script does several things:
diff --git a/docs/production/maintain-secure-upgrade.md b/docs/production/maintain-secure-upgrade.md
index b0b3a65a4d..37f7ecbb41 100644
--- a/docs/production/maintain-secure-upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/production/maintain-secure-upgrade.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-```eval_rst
+```{eval-rst}
 :orphan:
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/production/multiple-organizations.md b/docs/production/multiple-organizations.md
index 9bf58328e7..113dc91ebf 100644
--- a/docs/production/multiple-organizations.md
+++ b/docs/production/multiple-organizations.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-```eval_rst
+```{eval-rst}
 :orphan:
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/production/password-strength.md b/docs/production/password-strength.md
index 508e4d5a22..c6b7d05a79 100644
--- a/docs/production/password-strength.md
+++ b/docs/production/password-strength.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-```eval_rst
+```{eval-rst}
 :orphan:
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/production/troubleshooting.md b/docs/production/troubleshooting.md
index 3acdd2a541..0e88c82e73 100644
--- a/docs/production/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/production/troubleshooting.md
@@ -144,15 +144,14 @@ problems and how to resolve them:
 
 ### Restrict unattended upgrades
 
-```eval_rst
-.. important::
-    We recommend that you disable or limit Ubuntu's unattended-upgrades
-    to skip some server packages.  With unattended upgrades enabled but
-    not limited, the moment a new PostgreSQL release is published, your
-    Zulip server will have its PostgreSQL server upgraded (and thus
-    restarted).  If you do disable unattended-upgrades, do not forget to
-    regularly install apt upgrades manually!
-```
+:::{important}
+We recommend that you disable or limit Ubuntu's unattended-upgrades
+to skip some server packages.  With unattended upgrades enabled but
+not limited, the moment a new PostgreSQL release is published, your
+Zulip server will have its PostgreSQL server upgraded (and thus
+restarted).  If you do disable unattended-upgrades, do not forget to
+regularly install apt upgrades manually!
+:::
 
 Restarting one of the system services that Zulip uses (PostgreSQL,
 memcached, Redis, or Rabbitmq) will drop the connections that
diff --git a/docs/production/upgrade-or-modify.md b/docs/production/upgrade-or-modify.md
index b0e784968e..82131ccbec 100644
--- a/docs/production/upgrade-or-modify.md
+++ b/docs/production/upgrade-or-modify.md
@@ -212,12 +212,11 @@ the version corresponding to the `restart-server` path you call.
 
 ## Preserving local changes to service configuration files
 
-```eval_rst
-.. warning::
-    If you have modified service configuration files installed by
-    Zulip (e.g. the nginx configuration), the Zulip upgrade process will
-    overwrite your configuration when it does the ``puppet apply``.
-```
+:::{warning}
+If you have modified service configuration files installed by
+Zulip (e.g. the nginx configuration), the Zulip upgrade process will
+overwrite your configuration when it does the `puppet apply`.
+:::
 
 You can test whether this will happen assuming no upstream changes to
 the configuration using `scripts/zulip-puppet-apply` (without the
diff --git a/docs/subsystems/performance.md b/docs/subsystems/performance.md
index 04b50ac1ce..ae2261f2bb 100644
--- a/docs/subsystems/performance.md
+++ b/docs/subsystems/performance.md
@@ -83,20 +83,16 @@ substantial oscillation within a 24 hour period), we expect the rough
 sense of them (as well as the list of important endpoints) is not
 likely to vary dramatically over time.
 
-``` eval_rst
-=======================   ============  ==============  ===============
-Endpoint                  Average time  Request volume  Average impact
-=======================   ============  ==============  ===============
-POST /users/me/presence   25ms          36%             9000
-GET /messages             70ms          3%              2100
-GET /                     300ms         0.3%            900
-GET /events               2ms           44%             880
-GET /user_uploads/*       12ms          5%              600
-POST /messages/flags      25ms          1.5%            375
-POST /messages            40ms          0.5%            200
-POST /users/me/*          50ms          0.04%           20
-=======================   ============  ==============  ===============
-```
+Endpoint                | Average time | Request volume | Average impact
+----------------------- | ------------ | -------------- | --------------
+POST /users/me/presence | 25ms         | 36%            | 9000
+GET /messages           | 70ms         | 3%             | 2100
+GET /                   | 300ms        | 0.3%           | 900
+GET /events             | 2ms          | 44%            | 880
+GET /user_uploads/*     | 12ms         | 5%             | 600
+POST /messages/flags    | 25ms         | 1.5%           | 375
+POST /messages          | 40ms         | 0.5%           | 200
+POST /users/me/*        | 50ms         | 0.04%          | 20
 
 The "Average impact" above is computed by multiplying request volume
 by average time; this tells you roughly that endpoint's **relative**
diff --git a/docs/testing/linters.md b/docs/testing/linters.md
index 0b1e583ba3..0d4daef07f 100644
--- a/docs/testing/linters.md
+++ b/docs/testing/linters.md
@@ -60,15 +60,14 @@ note are:
 Finally, you can rely on our continuous integration setup to run linters for you,
 but it is good practice to run lint checks locally.
 
-```eval_rst
-.. important::
-    We provide a
-    `Git pre-commit hook <../git/zulip-tools.html#set-up-git-repo-script>`_
-    that can automatically run ``tools/lint`` on just the files that
-    changed (in a few 100ms) whenever you make a commit.  This can save
-    you a lot of time, by automatically detecting linter errors as you
-    make them.
-```
+:::{important}
+We provide a
+[Git pre-commit hook](../git/zulip-tools.html#set-up-git-repo-script)
+that can automatically run `tools/lint` on just the files that
+changed (in a few 100ms) whenever you make a commit.  This can save
+you a lot of time, by automatically detecting linter errors as you
+make them.
+:::
 
 **Note:** The linters only check files that git tracks. Remember to `git add`
 new files before running lint checks.
diff --git a/docs/testing/manual-testing.md b/docs/testing/manual-testing.md
index 8ecf9739fb..20a466f4ea 100644
--- a/docs/testing/manual-testing.md
+++ b/docs/testing/manual-testing.md
@@ -156,12 +156,11 @@ show up in the message pane.  And, finally, you should make sure
 that no messages outside the narrow show up in Cordelia's view.
 
 
-```eval_rst
-.. important::
-    Make sure that Cordelia is subscribed to Verona but not
-    subscribed to Denmark; if not, you should use different streams
-    for your testing.
-```
+:::{important}
+Make sure that Cordelia is subscribed to Verona but not
+subscribed to Denmark; if not, you should use different streams
+for your testing.
+:::
 
 When testing narrows, you want to have Hamlet send the same message
 several times in a row, while cycling Cordelia through various narrows.
diff --git a/docs/translating/translating.md b/docs/translating/translating.md
index 5f1e30ec0a..60be15a766 100644
--- a/docs/translating/translating.md
+++ b/docs/translating/translating.md
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ progress, reporting problematic strings, etc.
 project on Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/zulip/zulip/), requesting access
 to any languages that you'd like to contribute to (or add new ones).
 
-   ```eval_rst
-   .. note::
-       Unless you plan to contribute country-specific translations, do not
-       select a country-specific language in the **Languages** menu when you sign
-       up. E.g. use **English (United Kingdom)** if you plan to translate Zulip
-       into UK English, but select **Russian** rather than **Russian (Russia)** for
-       general Russian translations.
-   ```
+   :::{note}
+   Unless you plan to contribute country-specific translations, do not
+   select a country-specific language in the **Languages** menu when you sign
+   up. E.g. use **English (United Kingdom)** if you plan to translate Zulip
+   into UK English, but select **Russian** rather than **Russian (Russia)** for
+   general Russian translations.
+   :::
 
 1. Wait for a maintainer to approve your Transifex access; this
    usually takes less than a day. You should then be able to access
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f32ec36ad1..5ff7126222 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ module = [
     "pyinotify.*",
     "pyoembed.*",
     "pyuca.*",
-    "recommonmark.*",
     "requests_oauthlib.*",
     "scrapy.*",
     "social_core.*",
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 878b7e3cb1..1d7540a280 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ attrs==21.2.0 \
     # via
     #   automat
     #   jsonschema
+    #   markdown-it-py
     #   openapi-core
     #   semgrep
     #   service-identity
@@ -237,10 +238,6 @@ colorama==0.4.4 \
     --hash=sha256:5941b2b48a20143d2267e95b1c2a7603ce057ee39fd88e7329b0c292aa16869b \
     --hash=sha256:9f47eda37229f68eee03b24b9748937c7dc3868f906e8ba69fbcbdd3bc5dc3e2
     # via semgrep
-commonmark==0.9.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:452f9dc859be7f06631ddcb328b6919c67984aca654e5fefb3914d54691aed60 \
-    --hash=sha256:da2f38c92590f83de410ba1a3cbceafbc74fee9def35f9251ba9a971d6d66fd9
-    # via recommonmark
 constantly==15.1.0 \
     --hash=sha256:586372eb92059873e29eba4f9dec8381541b4d3834660707faf8ba59146dfc35 \
     --hash=sha256:dd2fa9d6b1a51a83f0d7dd76293d734046aa176e384bf6e33b7e44880eb37c5d
@@ -427,7 +424,7 @@ docutils==0.16 \
     --hash=sha256:0c5b78adfbf7762415433f5515cd5c9e762339e23369dbe8000d84a4bf4ab3af \
     --hash=sha256:c2de3a60e9e7d07be26b7f2b00ca0309c207e06c100f9cc2a94931fc75a478fc
     # via
-    #   recommonmark
+    #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
 ecdsa==0.17.0 \
@@ -539,6 +536,7 @@ jinja2==3.0.1 \
     # via
     #   -r requirements/common.in
     #   moto
+    #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx
 jmespath==0.10.0 \
     --hash=sha256:b85d0567b8666149a93172712e68920734333c0ce7e89b78b3e987f71e5ed4f9 \
@@ -707,6 +705,12 @@ markdown==3.3.4 \
 markdown-include==0.6.0 \
     --hash=sha256:6f5d680e36f7780c7f0f61dca53ca581bd50d1b56137ddcd6353efafa0c3e4a2
     # via -r requirements/common.in
+markdown-it-py==1.1.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:36be6bb3ad987bfdb839f5ba78ddf094552ca38ccbd784ae4f74a4e1419fc6e3 \
+    --hash=sha256:98080fc0bc34c4f2bcf0846a096a9429acbd9d5d8e67ed34026c03c61c464389
+    # via
+    #   mdit-py-plugins
+    #   myst-parser
 markupsafe==2.0.1 \
     --hash=sha256:01a9b8ea66f1658938f65b93a85ebe8bc016e6769611be228d797c9d998dd298 \
     --hash=sha256:023cb26ec21ece8dc3907c0e8320058b2e0cb3c55cf9564da612bc325bed5e64 \
@@ -759,6 +763,10 @@ matrix-client==0.3.2 \
     --hash=sha256:2855a2614a177db66f9bc3ba38cbd2876041456f663c334f72a160ab6bb11c49 \
     --hash=sha256:dce3ccb8665df0d519f08e07a16e6d3f9fab3a947df4b7a7c4bb26573d68f2d5
     # via zulip
+mdit-py-plugins==0.2.8 \
+    --hash=sha256:1833bf738e038e35d89cb3a07eb0d227ed647ce7dd357579b65343740c6d249c \
+    --hash=sha256:5991cef645502e80a5388ec4fc20885d2313d4871e8b8e320ca2de14ac0c015f
+    # via myst-parser
 more-itertools==8.8.0 \
     --hash=sha256:2cf89ec599962f2ddc4d568a05defc40e0a587fbc10d5989713638864c36be4d \
     --hash=sha256:83f0308e05477c68f56ea3a888172c78ed5d5b3c282addb67508e7ba6c8f813a
@@ -809,6 +817,10 @@ mypy-extensions==0.4.3 \
     #   black
     #   mypy
     #   typing-inspect
+myst-parser==0.15.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:7c3c78a36c4bc30ce6a67933ebd800a880c8d81f1688fad5c2ebd82cddbc1603 \
+    --hash=sha256:e8baa9959dac0bcf0f3ea5fc32a1a28792959471d8a8094e3ed5ee0de9733ade
+    # via -r requirements/docs.in
 oauthlib==3.1.1 \
     --hash=sha256:42bf6354c2ed8c6acb54d971fce6f88193d97297e18602a3a886603f9d7730cc \
     --hash=sha256:8f0215fcc533dd8dd1bee6f4c412d4f0cd7297307d43ac61666389e3bc3198a3
@@ -1276,6 +1288,7 @@ pyyaml==5.4.1 \
     # via
     #   libcst
     #   moto
+    #   myst-parser
     #   openapi-spec-validator
 qrcode==6.1 \
     --hash=sha256:3996ee560fc39532910603704c82980ff6d4d5d629f9c3f25f34174ce8606cf5 \
@@ -1285,10 +1298,6 @@ queuelib==1.6.1 \
     --hash=sha256:631d067c9be57e395c382d680d3653ca1452cd29e8da25c5e8d94b5c0c528c31 \
     --hash=sha256:90ee30ebb0b57112606358b63c09a681bbb9a7dd1120af09c836b475504cea85
     # via scrapy
-recommonmark==0.7.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:1b1db69af0231efce3fa21b94ff627ea33dee7079a01dd0a7f8482c3da148b3f \
-    --hash=sha256:bdb4db649f2222dcd8d2d844f0006b958d627f732415d399791ee436a3686d67
-    # via -r requirements/docs.in
 redis==3.5.3 \
     --hash=sha256:0e7e0cfca8660dea8b7d5cd8c4f6c5e29e11f31158c0b0ae91a397f00e5a05a2 \
     --hash=sha256:432b788c4530cfe16d8d943a09d40ca6c16149727e4afe8c2c9d5580c59d9f24
@@ -1486,7 +1495,7 @@ sphinx==3.5.4 \
     --hash=sha256:2320d4e994a191f4b4be27da514e46b3d6b420f2ff895d064f52415d342461e8
     # via
     #   -r requirements/docs.in
-    #   recommonmark
+    #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
 sphinx-rtd-theme==0.5.2 \
     --hash=sha256:32bd3b5d13dc8186d7a42fc816a23d32e83a4827d7d9882948e7b837c232da5a \
@@ -1760,6 +1769,7 @@ typing-extensions==3.10.0.0 \
     #   botocore-stubs
     #   importlib-metadata
     #   libcst
+    #   markdown-it-py
     #   mypy
     #   mypy-boto3-s3
     #   pyre-check
diff --git a/requirements/docs.in b/requirements/docs.in
index b6b36fc5d9..7f1357ec91 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.in
+++ b/requirements/docs.in
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ sphinx<4  # https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme/issues/1159
 sphinx-rtd-theme
 
 # Needed to build Markdown docs
-recommonmark
+myst-parser
diff --git a/requirements/docs.txt b/requirements/docs.txt
index e0d38ce169..df8f6798fc 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/docs.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ alabaster==0.7.12 \
     --hash=sha256:446438bdcca0e05bd45ea2de1668c1d9b032e1a9154c2c259092d77031ddd359 \
     --hash=sha256:a661d72d58e6ea8a57f7a86e37d86716863ee5e92788398526d58b26a4e4dc02
     # via sphinx
+attrs==21.2.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:149e90d6d8ac20db7a955ad60cf0e6881a3f20d37096140088356da6c716b0b1 \
+    --hash=sha256:ef6aaac3ca6cd92904cdd0d83f629a15f18053ec84e6432106f7a4d04ae4f5fb
+    # via markdown-it-py
 babel==2.9.1 \
     --hash=sha256:ab49e12b91d937cd11f0b67cb259a57ab4ad2b59ac7a3b41d6c06c0ac5b0def9 \
     --hash=sha256:bc0c176f9f6a994582230df350aa6e05ba2ebe4b3ac317eab29d9be5d2768da0
@@ -23,15 +27,11 @@ chardet==4.0.0 \
     --hash=sha256:0d6f53a15db4120f2b08c94f11e7d93d2c911ee118b6b30a04ec3ee8310179fa \
     --hash=sha256:f864054d66fd9118f2e67044ac8981a54775ec5b67aed0441892edb553d21da5
     # via requests
-commonmark==0.9.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:452f9dc859be7f06631ddcb328b6919c67984aca654e5fefb3914d54691aed60 \
-    --hash=sha256:da2f38c92590f83de410ba1a3cbceafbc74fee9def35f9251ba9a971d6d66fd9
-    # via recommonmark
 docutils==0.16 \
     --hash=sha256:0c5b78adfbf7762415433f5515cd5c9e762339e23369dbe8000d84a4bf4ab3af \
     --hash=sha256:c2de3a60e9e7d07be26b7f2b00ca0309c207e06c100f9cc2a94931fc75a478fc
     # via
-    #   recommonmark
+    #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
 idna==2.10 \
@@ -45,7 +45,15 @@ imagesize==1.2.0 \
 jinja2==3.0.1 \
     --hash=sha256:1f06f2da51e7b56b8f238affdd6b4e2c61e39598a378cc49345bc1bd42a978a4 \
     --hash=sha256:703f484b47a6af502e743c9122595cc812b0271f661722403114f71a79d0f5a4
-    # via sphinx
+    # via
+    #   myst-parser
+    #   sphinx
+markdown-it-py==1.1.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:36be6bb3ad987bfdb839f5ba78ddf094552ca38ccbd784ae4f74a4e1419fc6e3 \
+    --hash=sha256:98080fc0bc34c4f2bcf0846a096a9429acbd9d5d8e67ed34026c03c61c464389
+    # via
+    #   mdit-py-plugins
+    #   myst-parser
 markupsafe==2.0.1 \
     --hash=sha256:01a9b8ea66f1658938f65b93a85ebe8bc016e6769611be228d797c9d998dd298 \
     --hash=sha256:023cb26ec21ece8dc3907c0e8320058b2e0cb3c55cf9564da612bc325bed5e64 \
@@ -82,6 +90,14 @@ markupsafe==2.0.1 \
     --hash=sha256:f9081981fe268bd86831e5c75f7de206ef275defcb82bc70740ae6dc507aee51 \
     --hash=sha256:fa130dd50c57d53368c9d59395cb5526eda596d3ffe36666cd81a44d56e48872
     # via jinja2
+mdit-py-plugins==0.2.8 \
+    --hash=sha256:1833bf738e038e35d89cb3a07eb0d227ed647ce7dd357579b65343740c6d249c \
+    --hash=sha256:5991cef645502e80a5388ec4fc20885d2313d4871e8b8e320ca2de14ac0c015f
+    # via myst-parser
+myst-parser==0.15.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:7c3c78a36c4bc30ce6a67933ebd800a880c8d81f1688fad5c2ebd82cddbc1603 \
+    --hash=sha256:e8baa9959dac0bcf0f3ea5fc32a1a28792959471d8a8094e3ed5ee0de9733ade
+    # via -r requirements/docs.in
 packaging==21.0 \
     --hash=sha256:7dc96269f53a4ccec5c0670940a4281106dd0bb343f47b7471f779df49c2fbe7 \
     --hash=sha256:c86254f9220d55e31cc94d69bade760f0847da8000def4dfe1c6b872fd14ff14
@@ -98,10 +114,37 @@ pytz==2021.1 \
     --hash=sha256:83a4a90894bf38e243cf052c8b58f381bfe9a7a483f6a9cab140bc7f702ac4da \
     --hash=sha256:eb10ce3e7736052ed3623d49975ce333bcd712c7bb19a58b9e2089d4057d0798
     # via babel
-recommonmark==0.7.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:1b1db69af0231efce3fa21b94ff627ea33dee7079a01dd0a7f8482c3da148b3f \
-    --hash=sha256:bdb4db649f2222dcd8d2d844f0006b958d627f732415d399791ee436a3686d67
-    # via -r requirements/docs.in
+pyyaml==5.4.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:08682f6b72c722394747bddaf0aa62277e02557c0fd1c42cb853016a38f8dedf \
+    --hash=sha256:0f5f5786c0e09baddcd8b4b45f20a7b5d61a7e7e99846e3c799b05c7c53fa696 \
+    --hash=sha256:129def1b7c1bf22faffd67b8f3724645203b79d8f4cc81f674654d9902cb4393 \
+    --hash=sha256:294db365efa064d00b8d1ef65d8ea2c3426ac366c0c4368d930bf1c5fb497f77 \
+    --hash=sha256:3b2b1824fe7112845700f815ff6a489360226a5609b96ec2190a45e62a9fc922 \
+    --hash=sha256:3bd0e463264cf257d1ffd2e40223b197271046d09dadf73a0fe82b9c1fc385a5 \
+    --hash=sha256:4465124ef1b18d9ace298060f4eccc64b0850899ac4ac53294547536533800c8 \
+    --hash=sha256:49d4cdd9065b9b6e206d0595fee27a96b5dd22618e7520c33204a4a3239d5b10 \
+    --hash=sha256:4e0583d24c881e14342eaf4ec5fbc97f934b999a6828693a99157fde912540cc \
+    --hash=sha256:5accb17103e43963b80e6f837831f38d314a0495500067cb25afab2e8d7a4018 \
+    --hash=sha256:607774cbba28732bfa802b54baa7484215f530991055bb562efbed5b2f20a45e \
+    --hash=sha256:6c78645d400265a062508ae399b60b8c167bf003db364ecb26dcab2bda048253 \
+    --hash=sha256:72a01f726a9c7851ca9bfad6fd09ca4e090a023c00945ea05ba1638c09dc3347 \
+    --hash=sha256:74c1485f7707cf707a7aef42ef6322b8f97921bd89be2ab6317fd782c2d53183 \
+    --hash=sha256:895f61ef02e8fed38159bb70f7e100e00f471eae2bc838cd0f4ebb21e28f8541 \
+    --hash=sha256:8c1be557ee92a20f184922c7b6424e8ab6691788e6d86137c5d93c1a6ec1b8fb \
+    --hash=sha256:bb4191dfc9306777bc594117aee052446b3fa88737cd13b7188d0e7aa8162185 \
+    --hash=sha256:bfb51918d4ff3d77c1c856a9699f8492c612cde32fd3bcd344af9be34999bfdc \
+    --hash=sha256:c20cfa2d49991c8b4147af39859b167664f2ad4561704ee74c1de03318e898db \
+    --hash=sha256:cb333c16912324fd5f769fff6bc5de372e9e7a202247b48870bc251ed40239aa \
+    --hash=sha256:d2d9808ea7b4af864f35ea216be506ecec180628aced0704e34aca0b040ffe46 \
+    --hash=sha256:d483ad4e639292c90170eb6f7783ad19490e7a8defb3e46f97dfe4bacae89122 \
+    --hash=sha256:dd5de0646207f053eb0d6c74ae45ba98c3395a571a2891858e87df7c9b9bd51b \
+    --hash=sha256:e1d4970ea66be07ae37a3c2e48b5ec63f7ba6804bdddfdbd3cfd954d25a82e63 \
+    --hash=sha256:e4fac90784481d221a8e4b1162afa7c47ed953be40d31ab4629ae917510051df \
+    --hash=sha256:fa5ae20527d8e831e8230cbffd9f8fe952815b2b7dae6ffec25318803a7528fc \
+    --hash=sha256:fd7f6999a8070df521b6384004ef42833b9bd62cfee11a09bda1079b4b704247 \
+    --hash=sha256:fdc842473cd33f45ff6bce46aea678a54e3d21f1b61a7750ce3c498eedfe25d6 \
+    --hash=sha256:fe69978f3f768926cfa37b867e3843918e012cf83f680806599ddce33c2c68b0
+    # via myst-parser
 requests==2.25.1 \
     --hash=sha256:27973dd4a904a4f13b263a19c866c13b92a39ed1c964655f025f3f8d3d75b804 \
     --hash=sha256:c210084e36a42ae6b9219e00e48287def368a26d03a048ddad7bfee44f75871e
@@ -115,7 +158,7 @@ sphinx==3.5.4 \
     --hash=sha256:2320d4e994a191f4b4be27da514e46b3d6b420f2ff895d064f52415d342461e8
     # via
     #   -r requirements/docs.in
-    #   recommonmark
+    #   myst-parser
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
 sphinx-rtd-theme==0.5.2 \
     --hash=sha256:32bd3b5d13dc8186d7a42fc816a23d32e83a4827d7d9882948e7b837c232da5a \
@@ -145,6 +188,11 @@ sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5 \
     --hash=sha256:352a9a00ae864471d3a7ead8d7d79f5fc0b57e8b3f95e9867eb9eb28999b92fd \
     --hash=sha256:aa5f6de5dfdf809ef505c4895e51ef5c9eac17d0f287933eb49ec495280b6952
     # via sphinx
+typing-extensions==3.10.0.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:0ac0f89795dd19de6b97debb0c6af1c70987fd80a2d62d1958f7e56fcc31b497 \
+    --hash=sha256:50b6f157849174217d0656f99dc82fe932884fb250826c18350e159ec6cdf342 \
+    --hash=sha256:779383f6086d90c99ae41cf0ff39aac8a7937a9283ce0a414e5dd782f4c94a84
+    # via markdown-it-py
 urllib3==1.26.6 \
     --hash=sha256:39fb8672126159acb139a7718dd10806104dec1e2f0f6c88aab05d17df10c8d4 \
     --hash=sha256:f57b4c16c62fa2760b7e3d97c35b255512fb6b59a259730f36ba32ce9f8e342f
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 2c6c2cf25f..8a35bce9e0 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ API_FEATURE_LEVEL = 92
 #   historical commits sharing the same major version, in which case a
 #   minor version bump suffices.
 
-PROVISION_VERSION = "153.14"
+PROVISION_VERSION = "154.0"