diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1737264e06..63957654a2 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -35,5 +35,9 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 # gem install bundler
 # bundle install
 
-gem "github-pages", "172"
+# This only affects interactive builds (local build, Netlify) and not the
+# live site deploy, which uses the Dockerfiles found in the publish-tools
+# branch.
+
+gem "github-pages", "175"
 gem 'wdm' if Gem.win_platform?
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 8971ba672a..a0e961ac03 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: Docker Documentation
 markdown: kramdown
 kramdown:
   input: GFM
+  gfm_quirks: [paragraph_end, no_auto_typographic]
   html_to_native: true
   hard_wrap: false
   syntax_highlighter: rouge