diff --git a/.markdownlint.yaml b/.markdownlint.yaml
index 6c9cbc1e2..a46f27f60 100644
--- a/.markdownlint.yaml
+++ b/.markdownlint.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+default: true
 MD001: false    # Heading levels should only increment by one level at a time
 MD002: false    # First header should be a h1 header
 MD007:          # Unordered list indentation