diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7cf46ef..949a31ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         "fast-glob": "^3.2.12",
         "husky": "^9.0.0",
         "lint-staged": "^15.2.0",
-        "markdownlint-cli": "^0.39.0",
+        "markdownlint-cli": "^0.40.0",
         "mocha": "^10.2.0",
         "npm-run-all2": "^6.1.1",
         "nyc": "^15.1.0",