diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-link-check.yml
index e8692d6a3..e3addc927 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           # excluding links to pull requests and issues is done for performance
           args: >
             --include-fragments
-            --exclude "^https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/(issue|pull)/\\d+$"
+            --exclude "^https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/(issues|pull)/\\d+$"
             --max-retries 6
             .