diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-link-check.yml
index 36de638d8b9..5225a3f5a18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@82202e5e9c2f4ef1a55a3d02563e1cb6041e5332 # v2.4.1
         with:
-          # excluding links to pull requests and issues is done for performance
           args: >
-            --include-fragments
-            --exclude "^https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/(issues|pull)/\\d+$"
-            --max-retries 6
-            --retry-wait-time 10
-            --max-concurrency 1
+            --config ./lychee.toml
             .
diff --git a/lychee.toml b/lychee.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..983be337c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lychee.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+timeout = 30
+retry_wait_time = 10
+max_retries = 6
+max_concurrency = 1
+
+# Check fragments in links
+include_fragments = true
+
+# excluding links to pull requests and issues is done for performance
+exclude = [
+  "^https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/(issues|pull)/\\d+$"
+]
+
+