diff --git a/quartz.config.ts b/quartz.config.ts
index 7da99fd11..135241e62 100644
--- a/quartz.config.ts
+++ b/quartz.config.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const config: QuartzConfig = {
         keepBackground: false,
       }),
       Plugin.ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown({ enableInHtmlEmbed: false }),
-      Plugin.GitHubFlavoredMarkdown(),
+      Plugin.GitHubFlavoredMarkdown({ enableSmartyPants: false }),
       Plugin.TableOfContents(),
       Plugin.CrawlLinks({ markdownLinkResolution: "shortest" }),
       Plugin.Description(),