diff --git a/.github/config/markdown-link-check.json b/.github/config/markdown-link-check.json
index 89c303a8b9..99f8df979e 100644
--- a/.github/config/markdown-link-check.json
+++ b/.github/config/markdown-link-check.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
      { "pattern": "^http[s]*://localhost.*" }
     ,{ "pattern": "^https://.*\\.sigstore\\.dev.*" }
     ,{ "pattern": "^{{.*}}$" }
-    ,{ "pattern": "^https://github.com/**/compare/**" }
+    ,{ "pattern": "^https://github.com/.*/compare/.*" }
+    ,{ "pattern": "%7B%7B.*%7D%7D" }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-md.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-md.yml
index 93a9a984ba..9f8fd8c42f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-md.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-md.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       - name: Markdown verify links
-        uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@3c3b66f1f7d0900e37b71eca45b63ea9eedfce31 # 1.0.17
+        uses: tcort/github-action-markdown-link-check@a800ad5f1c35bf61987946fd31c15726a1c9f2ba # v1.1.0
         with:
           use-quiet-mode: yes
           use-verbose-mode: no