diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdownlint.yml b/.github/workflows/markdownlint.yml
index a1384d0..d16222f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdownlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdownlint.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ name: Markdownlint check
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
-    paths: ["**.md"]
+    paths:
+      - "**.md"
+      - ".github/workflows/markdownlint.yml"
+      - ".markdownlint.*" # markdownlint config files
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "**.md"
 
 jobs:
   markdownlint: