diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..521659151d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "retryOn429": true
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
index c76a1dd001..c4d4a8e41d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+        with:
+          config-file: '.github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json'