diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c0af48543..0de68d00bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "jackspeak": "=2.1.1",
     "linklocal": "^2.8.2",
     "lodash.isarray": "^4.0.0",
-    "markdownlint-cli": "^0.38.0",
+    "markdownlint-cli": "~0.37",
     "mocha": "^3.5.3",
     "npm-which": "^3.0.1",
     "nyc": "^11.9.0",