diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 0cc8cc3..b9fbdf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           # disable nitpicky linters
           VALIDATE_JSCPD: false
           VALIDATE_NATURAL_LANGUAGE: false
+          VALIDATE_MARKDOWN: false
           # enable the below at some point
           VALIDATE_CSS: false
           VALIDATE_HTML: false