diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 8197a4f89f..8eb99d7140 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm run lint
           npm run lint:examples
-          npm run lint:markdown
 
       - name: Lint doc files
         run: |
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3d78418a01..7c4c6fc0e4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -257,13 +257,21 @@ cd packages/opentelemetry-module-name
 npm run lint:fix
 ```
 
-Similarly, Markdown files (such as README.md files) can be linted:
+The default lint command will check majority of files, including Markdown files (such as README.md files), but you
+also have the option to check just the Markdown files with:
 
 ```sh
 npm run lint:markdown
 npm run lint:markdown:fix # can automatically fix some Markdown rules
 ```
 
+The default command doesn't check the examples folder. To lint just the examples, use the script:
+
+```sh
+npm run lint:examples
+npm run lint:examples:fix # can automatically fix some errors
+```
+
 ### Generating docs
 
 We use [typedoc](https://www.npmjs.com/package/typedoc) to generate the api documentation.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5341baed1c..dc11f3e0d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
     "docs": "typedoc --readme none && touch docs/.nojekyll",
     "docs-deploy": "gh-pages --dotfiles --dist docs",
     "docs:test": "linkinator docs --silent --retry && linkinator doc/*.md --skip http://localhost:3000 --skip http://localhost:9464 --silent --retry",
-    "lint": "lerna run lint",
+    "lint": "lerna run lint && npm run lint:markdown",
     "lint:changed": "lerna run --concurrency 1 --stream lint --since HEAD --exclude-dependents",
-    "lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix",
+    "lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix && npm run lint:markdown:fix",
     "lint:fix:changed": "lerna run --concurrency 1 --stream lint:fix --since HEAD --exclude-dependents",
     "lint:examples": "eslint --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern ./examples/**/*.js",
     "lint:examples:fix": "eslint --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern ./examples/**/*.js --fix",