diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog for commonmark-pandoc
 
+## 0.2.2.1
+
+- Remove nested footnotes (#138).
+
 ## 0.2.2
 
 - Add support for alerts extension (#132).
diff --git a/commonmark-pandoc.cabal b/commonmark-pandoc.cabal
--- a/commonmark-pandoc.cabal
+++ b/commonmark-pandoc.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           commonmark-pandoc
-version:        0.2.2
+version:        0.2.2.1
 synopsis:       Bridge between commonmark and pandoc AST.
 description:    This library provides typeclasses for rendering
                 commonmark to Pandoc types.
diff --git a/src/Commonmark/Pandoc.hs b/src/Commonmark/Pandoc.hs
--- a/src/Commonmark/Pandoc.hs
+++ b/src/Commonmark/Pandoc.hs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
      => HasFootnote (Cm a B.Inlines) (Cm a B.Blocks) where
   footnote _num _lab _x = mempty
   footnoteList _xs = mempty
-  footnoteRef _num _lab contents = B.note <$> contents
+  footnoteRef _num _lab contents = B.note . walk deNote <$> contents
 
 illegalCodePoint :: T.Text -> Bool
 illegalCodePoint t =