diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-markdown-task.yml b/.github/workflows/check-markdown-task.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dd9350a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-markdown-task.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/check-markdown-task.md
+name: Check Markdown
+
+# See: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/check-markdown-task.ya?ml"
+      - ".markdown-link-check.json"
+      - "Taskfile.ya?ml"
+      - "**/.markdownlint*"
+      - "**.mdx?"
+      - "**.mkdn"
+      - "**.mdown"
+      - "**.markdown"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/check-markdown-task.ya?ml"
+      - ".markdown-link-check.json"
+      - "Taskfile.ya?ml"
+      - "**/.markdownlint*"
+      - "**.mdx?"
+      - "**.mkdn"
+      - "**.mdown"
+      - "**.markdown"
+  schedule:
+    # Run every Tuesday at 8 AM UTC to catch breakage caused by external changes.
+    - cron: "0 8 * * TUE"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  repository_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Initialize markdownlint-cli problem matcher
+        uses: xt0rted/markdownlint-problem-matcher@v1
+
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          version: 3.x
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: task markdown:lint
+
+  links:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          version: 3.x
+
+      - name: Check links
+        run: task --silent markdown:check-links
diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/link-validation.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9662d45a..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/link-validation.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Verifies documentation links
-
-on:
-  push:
-  pull_request:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 3 * * 1" # Every Monday at 03:00
-
-jobs:
-  verify-links:
-    # Don't trigger on schedule event when in a fork
-    if: github.event_name != 'schedule' || (github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.repository == 'arduino/arduino-fwuploader')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Install Taskfile
-        uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
-        with:
-          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          version: 3.x
-
-      - name: Verify links
-        run: task docs:check-links
diff --git a/.markdown-link-check.json b/.markdown-link-check.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da798797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdown-link-check.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "retryOn429": true,
+  "retryCount": 3,
+  "aliveStatusCodes": [200, 206]
+}
diff --git a/.markdownlint.yml b/.markdownlint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65b6ef7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.markdownlint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/check-markdown/.markdownlint.yml
+# See: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/main/doc/Rules.md
+# The code style defined in this file is the official standardized style to be used in all Arduino projects and should
+# not be modified.
+# Note: Rules disabled solely because they are redundant to Prettier are marked with a "Prettier" comment.
+
+default: false
+MD001: false
+MD002: false
+MD003: false # Prettier
+MD004: false # Prettier
+MD005: false # Prettier
+MD006: false # Prettier
+MD007: false # Prettier
+MD008: false # Prettier
+MD009:
+  br_spaces: 0
+  strict: true
+  list_item_empty_lines: false # Prettier
+MD010: false # Prettier
+MD011: true
+MD012: false # Prettier
+MD013: false
+MD014: false
+MD018: true
+MD019: false # Prettier
+MD020: true
+MD021: false # Prettier
+MD022: false # Prettier
+MD023: false # Prettier
+MD024: false
+MD025:
+  level: 1
+  front_matter_title: '^\s*"?title"?\s*[:=]'
+MD026: false
+MD027: false # Prettier
+MD028: false
+MD029:
+  style: one
+MD030:
+  ul_single: 1
+  ol_single: 1
+  ul_multi: 1
+  ol_multi: 1
+MD031: false # Prettier
+MD032: false # Prettier
+MD033: false
+MD034: false
+MD035: false # Prettier
+MD036: false
+MD037: true
+MD038: true
+MD039: true
+MD040: false
+MD041: false
+MD042: true
+MD043: false
+MD044: false
+MD045: true
+MD046:
+  style: fenced
+MD047: false # Prettier
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ff54d0c..e3674a7a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ For guidance on installation and development, see the [User documentation]
 ## Quickstart
 
 1. [Install] the Arduino Firmware Uploader
-2. Follow the [Usage] guide to check out what the tool can do
-3. Browse the [Commands reference] to see all the available commands
+1. Follow the [Usage] guide to check out what the tool can do
+1. Browse the [Commands reference] to see all the available commands
 
 ## Security
 
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index bc58fec1..74506d4d 100755
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -46,20 +46,6 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - npx {{ .PRETTIER }} --check "**/*.md"
 
-  docs:check-links:
-    desc: Verifies there are no dead links in documentation
-    deps:
-      - task: docs:generate
-    cmds:
-      - |
-        npx -p markdown-link-check -c '
-        STATUS=0
-        for file in $(find -name "*.md"); do
-          markdown-link-check -c markdown-link-check-config.json -q "$file"
-          STATUS=$(( $STATUS + $? ))
-        done
-        exit $STATUS'
-
   docs:format:
     desc: Automatically formats documentation
     cmds:
@@ -73,6 +59,61 @@ tasks:
     cmds:
       - poetry run mkdocs build -s
 
+  # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/check-markdown-task/Taskfile.yml
+  markdown:check-links:
+    desc: Check for broken links
+    deps:
+      - task: docs:generate
+    cmds:
+      - |
+        if [[ "{{.OS}}" == "Windows_NT" ]]; then
+          # npx --call uses the native shell, which makes it too difficult to use npx for this application on Windows,
+          # so the Windows user is required to have markdown-link-check installed and in PATH.
+          if ! which markdown-link-check &>/dev/null; then
+            echo "markdown-link-check not found or not in PATH. Please install: https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check#readme"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          # Default behavior of the task on Windows is to exit the task when the first broken link causes a non-zero
+          # exit status, but it's better to check all links before exiting.
+          set +o errexit
+          STATUS=0
+          # Using -regex instead of -name to avoid Task's behavior of globbing even when quoted on Windows
+          # The odd method for escaping . in the regex is required for windows compatibility because mvdan.cc/sh gives
+          # \ characters special treatment on Windows in an attempt to support them as path separators.
+          for file in $(find . -regex ".*[.]md"); do
+            markdown-link-check \
+              --quiet \
+              --config "./.markdown-link-check.json" \
+              "$file"
+            STATUS=$(( $STATUS + $? ))
+          done
+          exit $STATUS
+        else
+          npx --package=markdown-link-check --call='
+            STATUS=0
+            for file in $(find . -regex ".*[.]md"); do
+              markdown-link-check \
+                --quiet \
+                --config "./.markdown-link-check.json" \
+                "$file"
+              STATUS=$(( $STATUS + $? ))
+            done
+            exit $STATUS
+          '
+        fi
+
+  # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/check-markdown-task/Taskfile.yml
+  markdown:fix:
+    desc: Automatically correct linting violations in Markdown files where possible
+    cmds:
+      - npx markdownlint-cli --fix "**/*.md"
+
+  # Source: https://github.com/arduino/tooling-project-assets/blob/main/workflow-templates/assets/check-markdown-task/Taskfile.yml
+  markdown:lint:
+    desc: Check for problems in Markdown files
+    cmds:
+      - npx markdownlint-cli "**/*.md"
+
   build:
     desc: Build the project
     cmds:
@@ -105,6 +146,8 @@ tasks:
       - task: docs:check
       - task: config:check
       - task: general:check-formatting
+      - task: markdown:check-links
+      - task: markdown:lint
       - task: python:check
 
   config:check:
diff --git a/markdown-link-check-config.json b/markdown-link-check-config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 25027703..00000000
--- a/markdown-link-check-config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "ignorePatterns": [
-    {
-      "pattern": "https?://localhost:\\d*/"
-    },
-    {
-      "pattern": "https?://(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?).){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?):\\d*"
-    }
-  ],
-  "aliveStatusCodes": [200, 206],
-  "retryCount": 3,
-  "retryOn429": true
-}