diff --git a/.github/workflows/e3sm-gh-md-linter.yml b/.github/workflows/e3sm-gh-md-linter.yml
index ff0c61cf576..fb5bda99a80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e3sm-gh-md-linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e3sm-gh-md-linter.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         files: '**/*.md'
         separator: ","
-    - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v18
+    - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v20
       if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
       with:
         config: 'docs/.markdownlint.json'