diff --git a/ox-hugo-pandoc-cite.el b/ox-hugo-pandoc-cite.el
index ed2a729..f6e9c2c 100644
--- a/ox-hugo-pandoc-cite.el
+++ b/ox-hugo-pandoc-cite.el
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ;; TODO: Change the defconst to defvar
 (defvar org-hugo-pandoc-cite-pandoc-args-list
   '("-f" "markdown"
-    "-t" "markdown-citations-simple_tables+pipe_tables-fenced_divs"
+    "-t" "markdown-citations-simple_tables+pipe_tables-fenced_divs-fenced_code_attributes"
     "--atx-headers"
     "--id-prefix=fn:")
   "Pandoc arguments used in `org-hugo-pandoc-cite--run-pandoc'.
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
   -fenced_divs : Do not replace HTML <div> tags with Pandoc fenced
                  divs \":::\".
 
+  -fenced_code_attributes : Create fenced code blocks like
+                 \"``` lang .. ```\" instead of \"``` {.lang} .. ```\".
+
 --atx-headers : Use \"# foo\" style heading for output markdown.
 
 --id-prefix=fn: : Create footnote ID's like \"[^fn:1]\" instead of
diff --git a/test/site/content-org/all-posts.org b/test/site/content-org/all-posts.org
index 1749162..91cabcc 100644
--- a/test/site/content-org/all-posts.org
+++ b/test/site/content-org/all-posts.org
@@ -4635,6 +4635,10 @@ Text not containing *Markdown*
 | a        | b        | c        |
 | d        | e        | f        |
 |----------+----------+----------|
+*** Testing fenced code blocks
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+(message "Hello World")
+#+end_src
 ** Citations Example (YAML)                                            :yaml:
 :PROPERTIES:
 :EXPORT_HUGO_FRONT_MATTER_FORMAT: yaml
diff --git a/test/site/content/posts/citation-forms.md b/test/site/content/posts/citation-forms.md
index 7e690ab..be13be5 100644
--- a/test/site/content/posts/citation-forms.md
+++ b/test/site/content/posts/citation-forms.md
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ draft = false
 The citations withing square brackets will be rendered within
 parentheses.
 
-``` {.org}
+``` org
 Blah blah [see @doe99, pp. 33-35; also @smith04, ch. 1].
 ```
 
 Blah blah (see Doe [1999](#ref-doe99), 4:33--35; also Smith
 [2004](#ref-smith04), ch. 1).
 
-``` {.org}
+``` org
 Blah blah [@doe99, pp. 33-35, 38-39].
 ```
 
 Blah blah (Doe [1999](#ref-doe99), 4:33--35, 38--39).
 
-``` {.org}
+``` org
 Blah blah [@smith04; @doe99].
 ```
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ A minus sign (`-`) before the `@` will suppress mention of the author in
 the citation. This can be useful when the author is already mentioned in
 the text.
 
-``` {.org}
+``` org
 Smith says blah [-@smith04].
 ```
 
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ Smith says blah ([2004](#ref-smith04)).
 
 ## In-text citations (no square brackets) {#in-text-citations--no-square-brackets}
 
-``` {.org}
+``` org
 @smith04 says blah.
 ```
 
 Smith ([2004](#ref-smith04)) says blah.
 
-``` {.org}
+``` org
 @smith04 [p. 33] says blah.
 ```
 
diff --git a/test/site/content/posts/citations-example-toml.md b/test/site/content/posts/citations-example-toml.md
index 4d35ce7..c740c04 100644
--- a/test/site/content/posts/citations-example-toml.md
+++ b/test/site/content/posts/citations-example-toml.md
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ Some text.
 | a        | b        | c        |
 | d        | e        | f        |
 
+## Testing fenced code blocks
+
+``` emacs-lisp
+(message "Hello World")
+```
+
 ## References {#references}
 
 <div id="refs" class="references">