diff --git a/.version-bump.lock b/.version-bump.lock
index 2025b9b..fdd8aac 100644
--- a/.version-bump.lock
+++ b/.version-bump.lock
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 {"name":"makefile-go-vulncheck","key":"https://go.googlesource.com/vuln.git","version":"v1.1.3"}
 {"name":"makefile-gomajor","key":"https://github.com/icholy/gomajor.git","version":"v0.14.0"}
 {"name":"makefile-gosec","key":"https://github.com/securego/gosec.git","version":"v2.21.4"}
-{"name":"makefile-markdown-lint","key":"docker.io/davidanson/markdownlint-cli2","version":"v0.17.0"}
+{"name":"makefile-markdown-lint","key":"docker.io/davidanson/markdownlint-cli2","version":"v0.17.1"}
 {"name":"makefile-osv-scanner","key":"https://github.com/google/osv-scanner.git","version":"v1.9.2"}
 {"name":"makefile-staticcheck","key":"https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools.git","version":"v0.5.1"}
 {"name":"osv-golang-release","key":"docker.io/library/golang","version":"1.23.4"}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e49d576..08265a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DOCKERFILE_EXT?=$(shell if docker build --help 2>/dev/null | grep -q -- '--progr
 DOCKER_ARGS?=--build-arg "VCS_REF=$(VCS_REF)"
 GOPATH?=$(shell go env GOPATH)
 PWD:=$(shell pwd)
-MARKDOWN_LINT_VER?=v0.17.0
+MARKDOWN_LINT_VER?=v0.17.1
 GOMAJOR_VER?=v0.14.0
 GOSEC_VER?=v2.21.4
 GO_VULNCHECK_VER?=v1.1.3