diff --git a/History.txt b/History.txt
index cb9f237c..a4e2571e 100644
--- a/History.txt
+++ b/History.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 == Edge
   * Bug Fixes
     * Fix Rakefile 'release' task (tag pushing was missing origin)
+    * Ensure that RedCloth is loaded when textilize filter is used (#183)
 
 == 0.6.1
   * Bug Fixes
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/filters.rb b/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
index fd993d55..5bdebec8 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Jekyll
 
   module Filters
     def textilize(input)
-      RedCloth.new(input).to_html
+      TextileConverter.new.convert(input)
     end
 
     def date_to_string(date)