diff --git a/.markdownlint.json b/.markdownlint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..703ffa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+   "extends": "./node_modules/@silvermine/standardization/.markdownlint.json"
+}
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index f991a28..482766e 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var markdownlint = require('markdownlint');
+
 module.exports = function(grunt) {
 
    var config;
@@ -18,11 +20,22 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
          target: config.js.all,
       },
 
+      markdownlint: {
+         all: {
+            src: [ 'README.md' ],
+            options: {
+               // eslint-disable-next-line no-sync
+               config: markdownlint.readConfigSync('.markdownlint.json'),
+            },
+         },
+      },
+
    });
 
    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-eslint');
+   grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-markdownlint');
 
-   grunt.registerTask('standards', [ 'eslint' ]);
+   grunt.registerTask('standards', [ 'eslint', 'markdownlint' ]);
    grunt.registerTask('default', [ 'standards' ]);
 
 };
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0ef8ce..0c98109 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ NOTE: at this time, it is assumed that the topic is in the same account and
 region as the Lambda function itself. That can be changed in the future if
 needed - feel free to open an issue, and preferably submit a pull request.
 
-```
+```yaml
 functions:
    doSomething:
       name: ${self:service}-${self:provider.stage}-doSomething