diff --git a/.markdownlint.yml b/.markdownlint.yml
index 943f09e5..7be5007a 100644
--- a/.markdownlint.yml
+++ b/.markdownlint.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ignores:
+  - .github/**
 default: true
 # disable noisy rules
 # 0004 Unordered List style
@@ -27,4 +29,3 @@ MD049:
 MD050:
   style: "asterisk"
 
-!*.github