diff --git a/crudkit/core/__init__.py b/crudkit/core/__init__.py
index 86d90b7..c2b1775 100644
--- a/crudkit/core/__init__.py
+++ b/crudkit/core/__init__.py
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ from .utils import (
     deep_diff,
     diff_to_patch,
     filter_to_columns,
-    to_jsonable,
 )
diff --git a/crudkit/core/service.py b/crudkit/core/service.py
index 366900a..5766f8f 100644
--- a/crudkit/core/service.py
+++ b/crudkit/core/service.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm.attributes import InstrumentedAttribute
 from sqlalchemy.sql import operators
 from sqlalchemy.sql.elements import UnaryExpression, ColumnElement
 
-from crudkit.core import to_jsonable, deep_diff, diff_to_patch, filter_to_columns, normalize_payload
+from crudkit.core import deep_diff, diff_to_patch, filter_to_columns, normalize_payload
 from crudkit.core.base import Version
 from crudkit.core.spec import CRUDSpec
 from crudkit.core.types import OrderSpec, SeekWindow
@@ -731,23 +731,19 @@ class CRUDService(Generic[T]):
 
     def _log_version(self, change_type: str, obj: T, actor=None, metadata: dict | None = None):
         session = self.session
+        snapshot = {}
         try:
-            snapshot = {}
-            try:
-                snapshot = obj.as_dict()
-            except Exception:
-                snapshot = {"error": "serialize failed"}
+            snapshot = obj.as_dict()
+        except Exception:
+            snapshot = {"error": "serialize failed"}
 
-            version = Version(
-                model_name=self.model.__name__,
-                object_id=obj.id,
-                change_type=change_type,
-                data=to_jsonable(snapshot),
-                actor=str(actor) if actor else None,
-                meta=to_jsonable(metadata) if metadata else None,
-            )
-            session.add(version)
-            session.commit()
-        except Exception as e:
-            log.warning(f"Version logging failed for {self.model.__name__} id={getattr(obj, "id", "?")}: {str(e)}")
-            session.rollback()
+        version = Version(
+            model_name=self.model.__name__,
+            object_id=obj.id,
+            change_type=change_type,
+            data=snapshot,
+            actor=str(actor) if actor else None,
+            meta=metadata or None,
+        )
+        session.add(version)
+        session.commit()
diff --git a/crudkit/core/utils.py b/crudkit/core/utils.py
index d03a7d6..31fa227 100644
--- a/crudkit/core/utils.py
+++ b/crudkit/core/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 from datetime import datetime, date
-from decimal import Decimal
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Callable
 from sqlalchemy import inspect
 
@@ -10,32 +8,6 @@ ISO_DT_FORMATS = ("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f",
                   "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M",
                   "%Y-%m-%d")
 
-def to_jsonable(obj: Any):
-    """Recursively convert values into JSON-serializable forms."""
-    if obj is None or isinstance(obj, (str, int, float, bool)):
-        return obj
-
-    if isinstance(obj, (datetime, date)):
-        return obj.isoformat()
-
-    if isinstance(obj, Decimal):
-        return float(obj)
-
-    if isinstance(obj, Enum):
-        return obj.value
-
-    if isinstance(obj, dict):
-        return {str(k): to_jsonable(v) for k, v in obj.items()}
-
-    if isinstance(obj, (list, tuple, set)):
-        return [to_jsonable(v) for v in obj]
-
-    # fallback: strin-ify weird objects (UUID, ORM instances, etc.)
-    try:
-        return str(obj)
-    except Exception:
-        return None
-
 def filter_to_columns(data: dict, model_cls):
     cols = {c.key for c in inspect(model_cls).mapper.columns}
     return {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k in cols}
diff --git a/inventory/__init__.py b/inventory/__init__.py
index c059d3b..cea7eea 100644
--- a/inventory/__init__.py
+++ b/inventory/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from flask import Flask
-from jinja_markdown import MarkdownExtension
 from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
 from sqlalchemy import event
 from sqlalchemy.pool import Pool
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ from .routes.search import init_search_routes
 
 def create_app(config_cls=crudkit.DevConfig) -> Flask:
     app = Flask(__name__)
-    app.jinja_env.add_extension(MarkdownExtension)
 
     init_pretty(app)
 
diff --git a/inventory/templates/update_list.html b/inventory/templates/update_list.html
index 6062dbd..aff8fed 100644
--- a/inventory/templates/update_list.html
+++ b/inventory/templates/update_list.html
@@ -1,106 +1,15 @@
 {% set items = (field.template_ctx.instance.updates or []) %}
-
 <ul class="list-group mt-3">
     {% for n in items %}
         <li class="list-group-item">
             <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
-                <div class="me-3 w-100" id="editContainer{{ n.id }}"></div>
-
-                <div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-end">
-                    <div id="editView{{ n.id }}">
-                        <small class="text-muted text-nowrap">
-                            {{ n.timestamp.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M") if n.timestamp else "" }}
-                        </small>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="form-check form-switch">
-                        <input type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" id="editSwitch{{ n.id }}" switch onchange="changeMode({{ n.id }})">
-                        <label for="editSwitch" class="form-check-label">Edit</label>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
+                <div class="me-3" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">{{ n.content }}</div>
+                <small class="text-muted">
+                    {{ n.timestamp.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M") if n.timestamp else "" }}
+                </small>
             </div>
         </li>
     {% else %}
         <li class="list-group-item text-muted">No updates yet.</li>
     {% endfor %}
-</ul>
-
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/marked/marked.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dompurify/dist/purify.min.js"></script>
-<script>
-    const contents = {};
-    {% for n in items %}
-        contents[{{ n.id }}] = {{ n.content | tojson }};
-    {% endfor %}
-
-    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
-        for (const [id, md] of Object.entries(contents)) {
-            renderView(+id, md);
-        }
-    });
-
-    function renderView(id, md) {
-        const container = document.getElementById(`editContainer${id}`);
-        const html = marked.parse(md ?? "");
-
-        container.innerHTML = DOMPurify.sanitize(html, {
-            ADD_ATTR: ['target', 'rel'],
-        });
-        for (const a of container.querySelectorAll('a[href]')) {
-            a.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
-            a.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener noreferrer nofollow')
-        }
-    }
-
-    function changeMode(id) {
-        const container = document.getElementById(`editContainer${id}`);
-        const toggle = document.getElementById(`editSwitch${id}`);
-
-        if (toggle.checked) {
-            // Switch to editor mode
-            const current = contents[id] ?? "";
-            container.dataset.prev = container.innerHTML;
-
-            container.innerHTML = `
-                <textarea class="form-control w-100" id="editor${id}" rows="6">${escapeForTextarea(current)}</textarea>
-                <div class="mt-2 d-flex gap-2">
-                    <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="saveEdit(${id})">Save</button>
-                    <button class="btn btn-secondary btn-sm" onclick="cancelEdit(${id})">Cancel</button>
-                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" onclick="togglePreview(${id})">Preview</button>
-                </div>
-                <div class="mt-2 border rounded p-2 d-none" id="preview${id}"></div>
-            `;
-        } else {
-            // Switch to viewer mode
-            renderView(id, contents[id]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    function saveEdit(id) {
-        const textarea = document.getElementById(`editor${id}`);
-        const value = textarea.value;
-        contents[id] = value;
-        renderView(id, value);
-
-        document.getElementById(`editSwitch${id}`).checked = false;
-    }
-
-    function cancelEdit(id) {
-        document.getElementById(`editSwitch${id}`).checked = false;
-        renderView(id, contents[id]);
-    }
-
-    function togglePreview(id) {
-        const textarea = document.getElementById(`editor${id}`);
-        const preview = document.getElementById(`preview${id}`);
-        preview.classList.toggle('d-none');
-        if (!preview.classList.contains('d-none')) {
-            const html = marked.parse(textarea.value ?? "");
-            preview.innerHTML = DOMPurify.sanitize(html);
-        }
-    }
-
-    function escapeForTextarea(s) {
-        // Keep control of what goes inside the textarea
-        return (s ?? "").replace(/&/g,'&amp;').replace(/</g,'&lt;').replace(/>/g,'&gt;');
-    }
-</script>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f0888ad..e15d734 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "flask",
     "flask_sqlalchemy",
     "html5lib",
-    "jinja_markdown",
     "pandas",
     "pyodbc",
     "python-dotenv",