diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index cf830b7b..48bcf2da 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ analytics:
 author:
   name             : "Your Name"
   avatar           : # path of avatar image, e.g. "/assets/images/bio-photo.jpg"
-  bio              : "I am an amazing person."
+  bio              : "I am an **amazing** person."
   location         : "Somewhere"
   email            :
   links:
diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index 4f0c02cd..b7d62149 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
       <h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3>
     {% endif %}
     {% if author.bio %}
-      <p class="author__bio" itemprop="description">
-        {{ author.bio }}
-      </p>
+      <div class="author__bio" itemprop="description">
+        {{ author.bio | markdownify }}
+      </div>
     {% endif %}
   </div>
 
diff --git a/test/_config.yml b/test/_config.yml
index 2ec5de3e..e0ef5473 100644
--- a/test/_config.yml
+++ b/test/_config.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ analytics:
 author:
   name             : "Your Name"
   avatar           : "/assets/images/bio-photo.jpg"
-  bio              : "I am an amazing person."
+  bio              : "I am an **amazing** person."
   location         : "Somewhere"
   links:
     - label: "Your Website"