diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eb27a3b6..37257929 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       "eslint --fix --no-ignore",
       "git add"
     ],
-    "*.md": "markdownlint"
+    "*.md": "markdownlint --ignore CHANGELOG.md"
   },
   "standard-version": {
     "message": "chore(release): new version %s"
diff --git a/test/init.test.js b/test/init.test.js
index ce2232f8..5b12b97f 100644
--- a/test/init.test.js
+++ b/test/init.test.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ suite('init', () => {
 
     assert.deepStrictEqual(pkg['lint-staged'], {
       '*.{js,jsx,mjs}': ['eslint --fix --no-ignore', 'git add'],
-      '*.md': 'markdownlint',
+      '*.md': 'markdownlint --ignore CHANGELOG.md',
       '*.css': 'xyz',
     })