diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-markdownlint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-markdownlint.yml
index 0c4dc6a00..a7518bef8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-markdownlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-markdownlint.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # equivalent cli: markdownlint-cli2  "**/*.md" "#**/CHANGELOG.md"  --config .markdownlint.json
+      # equivalent cli: markdownlint-cli2  "**/*.md" "#**/CHANGELOG.md" "#.github/**" --config .markdownlint.json
       - name: "Markdown Lint Check"
         uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v19
-        continue-on-error: true
         with:
+          config: .markdownlint.json
           fix: false
           globs: |
             **/*.md
             !**/CHANGELOG.md
+            !.github/**