diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index 27f4e05..22468b8 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::{
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use axum::response::IntoResponse;
 use bytes::{BufMut, Bytes, BytesMut};
-use comrak::{ComrakOptions, ComrakPlugins};
+use comrak::{ComrakPlugins, Options};
 use git2::{
     DiffFormat, DiffLineType, DiffOptions, DiffStatsFormat, Email, EmailCreateOptions, ObjectType,
     Oid, Signature, TreeWalkResult,
@@ -433,7 +433,17 @@ fn parse_and_transform_markdown(s: &str, syntax_set: &SyntaxSet) -> String {
     let highlighter = ComrakSyntectAdapter { syntax_set };
     plugins.render.codefence_syntax_highlighter = Some(&highlighter);
 
-    comrak::markdown_to_html_with_plugins(s, &ComrakOptions::default(), &plugins)
+    // enable gfm extensions
+    // https://github.github.com/gfm/
+    let mut options = Options::default();
+    options.extension.autolink = true;
+    options.extension.footnotes = true;
+    options.extension.strikethrough = true;
+    options.extension.table = true;
+    options.extension.tagfilter = true;
+    options.extension.tasklist = true;
+
+    comrak::markdown_to_html_with_plugins(s, &options, &plugins)
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]