diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c44cf272..c49ec652 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "eslint-config-oceanprotocol": "^1.3.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^4.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.1.0",
-    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.16.0",
+    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.17.0",
     "node-sass": "^4.12.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "ora": "^3.4.0",