diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/lint.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/lint.yml
index 6c20a39..e55bca7 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: echo "🔎 The name of your branch is ${{ github.ref }} and your repository is ${{ github.repository }}."
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Lint Markdown files
+        uses: actions/markdownlint-cli2-action@v17
+        with:
+          globs: |
+            **/*.md
       - name: Create Python virtualenv
         run: |
           mkdir -p .cache
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9038e74..7084dee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 # pacer2influxdb
 
-export [Pacer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.pacer.androidapp) data to [InfluxDB](https://www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview/)
+export [Pacer](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cc.pacer.androidapp)
+data to [InfluxDB](https://www.influxdata.com/products/influxdb-overview/)
 
-  * requires Python 3, `influxdb-python` and `sqlite-python`
-  * original code from https://github.com/korjavin/sqlite2influxdb and https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-python
-  * sqlite database is `/data/data/cc.pacer.androidapp/databases/MDData.db` on an Android device, may need root privileges to get it
-  * collects steps, distance, active time and calories
-  * for now InfluxDB database needs to be created first
-  * incremental feed: just insert missing points
-  * [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) dashboard export in json format is included, adjust datasource name
+* requires Python 3, `influxdb-python` and `sqlite-python`
+* original code from [https://github.com/korjavin/sqlite2influxdb](https://github.com/korjavin/sqlite2influxdb)
+and [https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-python](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-python)
+* sqlite database is `/data/data/cc.pacer.androidapp/databases/MDData.db` on an
+Android device, may need root privileges to get it
+* collects steps, distance, active time and calories
+* for now InfluxDB database needs to be created first
+* incremental feed: just insert missing points
+* [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) dashboard export in json format is included,
+adjust datasource name