diff --git a/.woodpecker/docs.yml b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
index 04d1a00..95908ad 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docs.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ steps:
     image: quay.io/thegeeklab/markdownlint-cli
     group: test
     commands:
-      - markdownlint 'content/**/*.md' 'README.md'
+      - markdownlint 'content/**/*.md' 'README.md' -p .gitignore
 
   - name: spellcheck
     image: quay.io/thegeeklab/alpine-tools