diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 1cb2266..72bf47d 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 app.secret_key = os.environ.get("FLASK_SECRET_KEY", "prod-secret-7721")
 
 metrics = PrometheusMetrics(app)
-metrics.info('app_info', 'Application info', version='1.0.9')
+metrics.info('app_info', 'Application info', version='1.1.0')
 
 # API Configuration
 api_key = os.environ.get("AI_API_KEY")
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ def index():
                 )
                 response = model.generate_content(prompt)
                 markdown_content = response.text
-                converted_html = markdown(markdown_content, extensions=['extra', 'codehilite'])
+                
+                # Render HTML with emoji support
+                extensions = [
+                    'extra', 
+                    'codehilite', 
+                    'pymdownx.emoji'
+                ]
+                converted_html = markdown(markdown_content, extensions=extensions)
             except Exception as e:
                 flash(f"Error during processing: {str(e)}", "error")
                 
diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index c13ba15..df18a41 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: txt2md-sa
       containers:
       - name: txt2md
-        image: europe-west3-docker.pkg.dev/project-84ddd43d-e408-4cb9-8cb/txt2md-repo/txt2md:v1.0.9
+        image: europe-west3-docker.pkg.dev/project-84ddd43d-e408-4cb9-8cb/txt2md-repo/txt2md:v1.1.0
         ports:
         - containerPort: 5000
         env:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c94725d..0acd59f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ google-generativeai
 python-dotenv
 markdown
 prometheus-flask-exporter
+pymdown-extensions