diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 359ed5d..16b0021 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "exec-bin": "^1.0.0",
     "hugo-installer": "^4.0.0",
-    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.33.0",
+    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.40.0",
     "rimraf": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "otherDependencies": {