diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 01c08cf..3116087 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.68
+1.0.69
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index e4222c1..d1ffa73 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 $DOC=new Document(DOC);
 // initialize markdown parser
 $PARSER=new ParsedownPlus([
+	'tables' => [
+		'tablespan' => true,
+	],
 	'safemode' => true,    // enable parsedown's built-in safe mode
 	'typographer' => true,
 	'toc' => true,