diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c820b7..989feb9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.32.0",
     "faucet": "0.0.1",
     "license-checker": "^25.0.1",
-    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.32.1",
+    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.40.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
     "release-it": "^15.2.0",
     "snazzy": "^9.0.0",