diff --git a/ci/lint/04_install.sh b/ci/lint/04_install.sh
index 87e3a8fa9b1..550c7b8c920 100755
--- a/ci/lint/04_install.sh
+++ b/ci/lint/04_install.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ curl -sL "https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/releases/download/${SHELLCHECK_
     tar --xz -xf - --directory /tmp/
 mv "/tmp/shellcheck-${SHELLCHECK_VERSION}/shellcheck" /usr/bin/
 
-MLC_VERSION=v0.16.3
+MLC_VERSION=v0.18.0
 MLC_BIN=mlc-x86_64-linux
 curl -sL "https://github.com/becheran/mlc/releases/download/${MLC_VERSION}/${MLC_BIN}" -o "/usr/bin/mlc"
 chmod +x /usr/bin/mlc
diff --git a/test/lint/test_runner/src/main.rs b/test/lint/test_runner/src/main.rs
index 9c35898c1f1..cb8f3031e2e 100644
--- a/test/lint/test_runner/src/main.rs
+++ b/test/lint/test_runner/src/main.rs
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ fn lint_markdown() -> LintResult {
         "--offline",
         "--ignore-path",
         md_ignore_path_str.as_str(),
+        "--gitignore",
         "--root-dir",
         ".",
     ])