diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/section.html b/layouts/shortcodes/section.html
index 0ed8b1a..7a2c9d0 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/section.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/section.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{{/* Render .Inner before processing the shortcode. */}}
+{{ $_hugo_config := `{ "version": 1 }` }}
 <section data-shortcode-section>
-{{ .Inner | markdownify }}
+{{ .Inner }}
 </section>
\ No newline at end of file