diff --git a/.last-branch b/.last-branch
index 5b4656c..be781d7 100644
--- a/.last-branch
+++ b/.last-branch
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v20260112-18-changelog-from-gitea
+v20260113-01-changelog-markdown-render
diff --git a/containers/backupchecks/requirements.txt b/containers/backupchecks/requirements.txt
index 5db362e..dee004d 100644
--- a/containers/backupchecks/requirements.txt
+++ b/containers/backupchecks/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
 gunicorn==23.0.0
 requests==2.32.3
 reportlab==4.2.5
+Markdown==3.6
diff --git a/containers/backupchecks/src/backend/app/main/routes_changelog.py b/containers/backupchecks/src/backend/app/main/routes_changelog.py
index 01b51f9..094d997 100644
--- a/containers/backupchecks/src/backend/app/main/routes_changelog.py
+++ b/containers/backupchecks/src/backend/app/main/routes_changelog.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from .routes_shared import *  # noqa: F401,F403
 
+import markdown
+
 
 GITEA_CHANGELOG_RAW_URL = (
     "https://gitea.oskamp.info/ivooskamp/backupchecks/raw/branch/main/docs/changelog.md"
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ GITEA_CHANGELOG_RAW_URL = (
 @roles_required("admin", "operator", "reporter", "viewer")
 def changelog_page():
     changelog_md = ""
+    changelog_html = ""
     error = None
 
     try:
@@ -22,12 +25,24 @@ def changelog_page():
         if resp.status_code != 200:
             raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {resp.status_code}")
         changelog_md = resp.text or ""
+
+        changelog_html = markdown.markdown(
+            changelog_md,
+            extensions=[
+                "fenced_code",
+                "tables",
+                "sane_lists",
+                "toc",
+            ],
+            output_format="html5",
+        )
     except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover
         error = f"Unable to load changelog from Gitea ({GITEA_CHANGELOG_RAW_URL}): {exc}"
 
     return render_template(
         "main/changelog.html",
         changelog_md=changelog_md,
+        changelog_html=changelog_html,
         changelog_error=error,
         changelog_source_url=GITEA_CHANGELOG_RAW_URL,
     )
diff --git a/containers/backupchecks/src/static/css/layout.css b/containers/backupchecks/src/static/css/layout.css
index dfe6a98..e1afe54 100644
--- a/containers/backupchecks/src/static/css/layout.css
+++ b/containers/backupchecks/src/static/css/layout.css
@@ -34,3 +34,56 @@ main.dashboard-container {
   white-space: normal;
   cursor: text;
 }
+
+/* Markdown rendering (e.g., changelog page) */
+.markdown-content {
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
+.markdown-content h1,
+.markdown-content h2,
+.markdown-content h3,
+.markdown-content h4,
+.markdown-content h5,
+.markdown-content h6 {
+  margin-top: 1.25rem;
+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.markdown-content p {
+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.markdown-content ul,
+.markdown-content ol {
+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.markdown-content pre {
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+  border-radius: 0.5rem;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+  overflow: auto;
+}
+
+.markdown-content code {
+  font-size: 0.95em;
+}
+
+.markdown-content table {
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+.markdown-content table th,
+.markdown-content table td {
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+}
+
+.markdown-content blockquote {
+  border-left: 0.25rem solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+  padding-left: 0.75rem;
+  margin-left: 0;
+  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
+}
diff --git a/containers/backupchecks/src/templates/main/changelog.html b/containers/backupchecks/src/templates/main/changelog.html
index 812bb7d..ffbf3e1 100644
--- a/containers/backupchecks/src/templates/main/changelog.html
+++ b/containers/backupchecks/src/templates/main/changelog.html
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 <div class="card">
   <div class="card-body">
-    {% if changelog_md %}
-      <pre class="mb-0" style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">{{ changelog_md }}</pre>
+    {% if changelog_html %}
+      <div class="markdown-content">{{ changelog_html | safe }}</div>
     {% else %}
       <div class="text-body-secondary">No changelog content available.</div>
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index d4747ef..bdc9a04 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+## v20260113-01-changelog-markdown-render
 
-
+- Updated the changelog route to render remote Markdown content with proper formatting.
+- Enabled Markdown parsing so headings, lists, links, and code blocks are displayed as intended.
+- Ensured the changelog always fetches the latest version from the source repository at request time.
+- Removed plain-text rendering to prevent loss of Markdown structure.
 
 ================================================================================================================================================
 ## v0.1.20