diff --git a/.version-bump.lock b/.version-bump.lock
index e54e5b9..673dd54 100644
--- a/.version-bump.lock
+++ b/.version-bump.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 {"name":"gha-uses-semver","key":"https://github.com/actions/checkout.git","version":"v6.0.2"}
 {"name":"makefile-geekdoc-theme","key":"https://github.com/thegeeklab/hugo-geekdoc.git","version":"v3.0.0"}
 {"name":"makefile-hugo","key":"https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo.git","version":"v0.160.1"}
-{"name":"makefile-markdown-lint","key":"docker.io/davidanson/markdownlint-cli2","version":"v0.22.0"}
+{"name":"makefile-markdown-lint","key":"docker.io/davidanson/markdownlint-cli2","version":"v0.22.1"}
 {"name":"netlify-hugo","key":"https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo.git","version":"0.160.1"}
 {"name":"netlify-node","key":"https://github.com/nodejs/node.git","version":"25"}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2ddee22..61d01a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endif
 THEME_VERSION?=v3.0.0
 THEME?=hugo-geekdoc
 CLI_CMDS?=regctl regsync regbot
-MARKDOWN_LINT_VER?=v0.22.0
+MARKDOWN_LINT_VER?=v0.22.1
 VER_BUMP?=$(shell command -v version-bump 2>/dev/null)
 VER_BUMP_CONTAINER?=sudobmitch/version-bump:edge
 ifeq "$(strip $(VER_BUMP))" ''