diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
index 82d605e6ddca0..5599502447e05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ vars.LINKERD2_RUNNER || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1
-      - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@6bf21b07787794f89a243495939cd651942aeabe
+      - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@21c1be1b93ad9ed58fa840aacc3f279cde2a72ff
         with:
           globs: |
             **/*.md