diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ff4582cd9..82a8ebf90f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "clean": "./config/cli/clean-root.sh",
     "cspell": "npm run cspell:ts && npm run cspell:md",
     "cspell:ts": "npx cspell --gitignore -e \"./packages/ethereum-tests\" -e \"./packages/wallet/test\" -c ./config/cspell-ts.json \"./packages/**/*.ts\" --cache --show-suggestions --show-context",
-    "cspell:md": "npx cspell --gitignore -e \"./packages/ethereum-tests\" -e \"./packages/client/withdrawals-testnet/**\" -e \"./packages/**/docs\" -c ./config/cspell-md.json \"./**/*.md\" --cache --show-suggestions --show-context",
+    "cspell:md": "npx cspell --gitignore -e \"./packages/ethereum-tests\" -e \"./packages/client/withdrawals-testnet/**\" -e \"./packages/**/docs\" -c ./config/cspell-md.json \"**.md\" --cache --show-suggestions --show-context",
     "docs:build": "npm run docs:build --workspaces --if-present",
     "e2e:inject": "node ./scripts/e2e-inject-resolutions.js",
     "e2e:publish": "./scripts/e2e-publish.sh",