diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/check-documentation.yml
index 8937703f3..07d2c1437 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-documentation.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@master
     - name: Remove old documentation files
-      run: rm -rf ./deployment/src/old/ # workaround until https://github.com/gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check/pull/183 has been done
+      run: rm -rf ./deployment/src/old/ ./!CHANGELOG.md # workaround until https://github.com/gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check/pull/183 has been done
     - name: Check Markdown Links
       uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@master
       with:
@@ -38,5 +38,4 @@ jobs:
         check-modified-files-only: 'no'
         config-file: '.github/workflows/mlc_config.json'
         base-branch: 'master'
-        file-path: './!CHANGELOG.md'
         folder-path: '.'