diff --git a/commitlint.config.js b/commitlint.config.js
index 2516b369..2d58811b 100644
--- a/commitlint.config.js
+++ b/commitlint.config.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
         'release',
         'init',
         'api',
+        'markdownlint',
       ],
     ],
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17546d0b..9d0a697c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "test:coverage": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov > coverage.lcov",
     "lint:js": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --ext .js,.jsx,.mjs .",
     "lint:js:fix": "npm run lint:js -- --fix",
-    "lint:md": "markdownlint *.md",
+    "lint:md": "markdownlint --ignore node_modules \"**/*.md\"",
     "lint": "npm-run-all --print-name --print-label --parallel lint:*",
     "commitmsg": "commitlint -e $GIT_PARAMS",
     "precommit": "lint-staged",
diff --git a/test/init.test.js b/test/init.test.js
index 1ab98c4b..bde1e7dd 100644
--- a/test/init.test.js
+++ b/test/init.test.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ suite('init', () => {
       commitmsg: 'commitlint -e $GIT_PARAMS',
       'lint:js': 'eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --ext .js,.jsx,.mjs .',
       'lint:js:fix': 'npm run lint:js -- --fix',
-      'lint:md': 'markdownlint *.md',
+      'lint:md': 'markdownlint --ignore node_modules "**/*.md"',
       lint: 'npm-run-all --print-name --print-label --parallel lint:*',
       precommit: 'lint-staged',
       release: 'standard-version',