diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 39cd43b323a..40a76ec60d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -7,31 +7,40 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: restore lerna
-      uses: actions/cache@master # must use unreleased master to cache multiple paths
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: |
-          node_modules
-          packages/*/node_modules
-          metapackages/*/node_modules
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package.json') }}
-
-    - name: Bootstrap
-      if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: |
-        npm install --only=dev --ignore-scripts
-        npx lerna bootstrap --no-ci --ignore-scripts -- --only=dev
-
-    - name: Lint
-      run: |
-        npm run lint
-        npm run lint:examples
-
-    - name: Install and Build API Dependencies
-      run: npx lerna bootstrap --no-ci --scope @opentelemetry/api --include-filtered-dependencies
-
-    - name: Test Docs
-      run: npm run docs-test
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: restore lerna
+        uses: actions/cache@master # must use unreleased master to cache multiple paths
+        id: cache
+        with:
+          path: |
+            node_modules
+            packages/*/node_modules
+            metapackages/*/node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/package.json') }}
+
+      - name: Bootstrap
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          npm install --only=dev --ignore-scripts
+          npx lerna bootstrap --no-ci --ignore-scripts -- --only=dev
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: |
+          npm run lint
+          npm run lint:examples
+
+      - name: Install and Build API Dependencies
+        run: npx lerna bootstrap --no-ci --scope @opentelemetry/api --include-filtered-dependencies
+
+      - name: Test Docs
+        run: npm run docs-test
+
+  lint-changelog:
+    name: Lint changelog file
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Lint changelog file
+        uses: avto-dev/markdown-lint@v1
+        with:
+          args: "./CHANGELOG.md"