diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index aad9ed9d..b56b3ea2 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ updates:
     directory: '/'
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+    ignore:
+      # Newer versions have a bug that causes a false failure, see #153
+      - dependency-name: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 78de1aba..2d82fc67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@8f4b7f84864484a7bf31766abe9204da3cbe65b3
 
       - name: Run markdown-link-check
-        uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@d53a906aa6b22b8979d33bc86170567e619495ec
+        uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@228fbf4ffb2a86a65314866e9b2322b519fd885f
         with:
           config-file: ".markdownlinkcheck.json"
           check-modified-files-only: "yes"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
index eb058e47..c6ca4b3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@8f4b7f84864484a7bf31766abe9204da3cbe65b3
 
       - name: Run markdown-link-check
-        uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@d53a906aa6b22b8979d33bc86170567e619495ec
+        uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@228fbf4ffb2a86a65314866e9b2322b519fd885f
         with:
           config-file: ".markdownlinkcheck.json"