diff --git a/.github/linters/check_links_config.json b/.github/linters/check_links_config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b3d7d2b..00000000
--- a/.github/linters/check_links_config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "ignorePatterns": [
-        {
-          "pattern": "^https://www\\.microsoft\\.com.*"
-        }
-      ],
-    "aliveStatusCodes": [200, 203]
-}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
index 9ee54827..414cd4da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # v3.5.2
-      - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@5c5dfc0ac2e225883c0e5f03a85311ec2830d368 # v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # v3.5.2
+
+      - name: Link Checker
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@e7477775783ea5526144ba13e8db5eec57747ce8 # v2.9.0
         with:
-          config-file: .github/linters/check_links_config.json
-          use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
-          use-verbose-mode: 'no'
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+          args: "--no-progress --verbose './**/*.md'"
+          fail: false
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.lycheeignore b/.lycheeignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8657088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lycheeignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# URLs excluded from markdown link checking (lychee).
+# Each line is a regular expression matched against the link.
+
+# www.microsoft.com blocks automated requests and returns non-200 responses.
+^https://www\.microsoft\.com.*
+
+# Not publicly resolvable:
+^https://github\.com/Microsoft/InstrumentationEngine-Intercept.*
diff --git a/docs/scenarios/azure.md b/docs/scenarios/azure.md
index e2ef6103..0d043db5 100644
--- a/docs/scenarios/azure.md
+++ b/docs/scenarios/azure.md
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ leverage CLRIE and some do not.
 See [Application Insights Overview](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/app/app-insights-overview)
 
 Also refer to Application Insights extension
-<!-- markdown-link-check-disable-next-line -->
 [design specs](https://github.com/Microsoft/InstrumentationEngine-Intercept/blob/develop/design-principles.md)