diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 137393c9..482280b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 name: ci
 
 on:
@@ -22,7 +23,11 @@ jobs:
           ignore: "DL3008,DL3013,SC2015"
           verbose: true
       - name: Lint Markdown files
-        uses: actionshub/markdownlint@v3.1.4
+        uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v15
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          globs: |
+            README.md
       - name: Codespell
         uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@master
         with:
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yaml b/.markdownlint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b656dd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+# allow longer lines
+MD013: false
+
+# allow inline HTML
+MD033: false
diff --git a/.mdl_style.rb b/.mdl_style.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2457d1f0..00000000
--- a/.mdl_style.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-all
-
-# Extend line length, since each sentence should be on a separate line.
-rule 'MD013', :line_length => 99999
-
-# allow inline HTML
-exclude_rule "MD033"
-
-# First header should be a top level header
-exclude_rule "MD002"
-
-# First line in file should be a top level header
-exclude_rule "MD041"
diff --git a/.mdlrc b/.mdlrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f82ca2c..00000000
--- a/.mdlrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-style '.mdl_style.rb'