diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ce433dd73..23583dfad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
       - name: Cache Docker layers
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ github.sha }}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@master
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           cache: 'yarn'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 4ef36aa9f..4dde65ce0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -164,25 +164,30 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        browser: ['chrome', 'firefox']
+        browser: ['chrome']
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@master
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           cache: 'yarn'
+
+      - name: Install Firefox
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y firefox
+
+      - name: Upgrade Cypress
+        run: yarn add cypress@latest --dev
+
       - name: Fetch Node Packages
         run: |
           yarn --immutable
           yarn build
 
       - name: Run e2e tests
-        run: |
-          yarn test:chat:${{ matrix.browser }}
+        run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum yarn test:chat:${{ matrix.browser }}
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         working-directory: ./packages/inject
-        run: |
-          yarn test
+        run: yarn test
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index b6a7d89c6..e2838c8b8 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16
+v16.14.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2135626bc..7757a2831 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@botpress/messaging",
-  "version": "1.2.17",
+  "version": "1.2.18",
   "description": "Botpress messaging repo",
   "author": "Botpress, Inc.",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
diff --git a/packages/channels/src/content/types.ts b/packages/channels/src/content/types.ts
index e7879138d..d0be0bb33 100644
--- a/packages/channels/src/content/types.ts
+++ b/packages/channels/src/content/types.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export interface CardContent extends Content {
   subtitle?: string
   image?: string
   actions: ActionButton[]
+  markdown?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface LocationContent extends Content {
diff --git a/packages/channels/src/telegram/renderers/carousel.ts b/packages/channels/src/telegram/renderers/carousel.ts
index 2db7e101c..20f3eb8a5 100644
--- a/packages/channels/src/telegram/renderers/carousel.ts
+++ b/packages/channels/src/telegram/renderers/carousel.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class TelegramCarouselRenderer extends CarouselRenderer {
   }
 
   endRenderCard(context: Context, card: CardContent) {
-    const text = `*${card.title}*${card.subtitle ? '\n' + card.subtitle : ''}`
+    const text = `${card.title}${card.subtitle ? '\n' + card.subtitle : ''}`
 
     if (card.image) {
       context.channel.messages.push({ action: 'upload_photo' })
@@ -39,12 +39,16 @@ export class TelegramCarouselRenderer extends CarouselRenderer {
           url: card.image,
           filename: path.basename(card.image)
         },
-        extra: { caption: text, parse_mode: 'Markdown', ...Markup.inlineKeyboard(context.buttons) }
+        extra: {
+          caption: text,
+          ...(card.markdown && { parse_mode: 'Markdown' }),
+          ...Markup.inlineKeyboard(context.buttons)
+        }
       })
     } else {
       context.channel.messages.push({
         text,
-        extra: Markup.inlineKeyboard(context.buttons)
+        extra: { ...(card.markdown && { parse_mode: 'Markdown' }), ...Markup.inlineKeyboard(context.buttons) }
       })
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/channels/src/telegram/renderers/choices.ts b/packages/channels/src/telegram/renderers/choices.ts
index 345978046..48e09731e 100644
--- a/packages/channels/src/telegram/renderers/choices.ts
+++ b/packages/channels/src/telegram/renderers/choices.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ export class TelegramChoicesRenderer extends ChoicesRenderer {
     }
 
     const buttons = payload.choices.map((x) => Markup.button.callback(x.title, x.value))
-    context.messages[0].extra = Markup.keyboard(buttons).oneTime()
+    context.messages[0].extra = { ...context.messages[0].extra, ...Markup.keyboard(buttons).oneTime() }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index d84bf8685..6fc488f9b 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@botpress/messaging-server",
-  "version": "1.2.17",
+  "version": "1.2.18",
   "main": "index.ts",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0",
   "scripts": {