diff --git a/.github/workflows/e3sm-gh-md-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/e3sm-gh-md-linter.yml
index 46319b08658..ad24487695e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e3sm-gh-md-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e3sm-gh-md-linter.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         files: '**/*.md'
         separator: ","
-    - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v17
+    - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v18
       if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
       with:
         config: 'docs/.markdownlint.json'