diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/README.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/README.md
index 6bb71092e91273c6bf57d9145a9a3308b50e1095..bf81e772683de7ce9348756551142f54f3d2819b 100644
--- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/README.md
+++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/README.md
@@ -221,13 +221,14 @@ Installation
 ~ [sudo] npm [-g]  install markdownlint-cli
 ```
 
-The configuration is stored in `.markdownlint.json`. The tool `markdownlint` can be run in dry or
-fix mode. The *dry* mode (default) only outputs findings, whereas in *fix* mode it resolves basic
+The configuration is stored in `.markdownlintrc`.
+The tool `markdownlint` can be run in dry or fix mode.
+The *dry* mode (default) only outputs findings, whereas in *fix* mode it resolves basic
 errors directly in the markdown files.
 
 ```Shell Session
 ~ cd doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/
-~ markdownlint [--config .markdownlint.json] [--fix] docs/index.md
+~ markdownlint [--fix] docs/index.md
 docs/index.md:8:131 MD013/line-length Line length [Expected: 130; Actual: 138]
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/README.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/README.md
index 2660eeb555cb1c400e8beac4715a3d5691c03e04..63c9125cf19e711b12dd480741ad38050143393f 100644
--- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/README.md
+++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/README.md
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ Installation
 ~ npm install markdownlint-cli
 ```
 
-The configuration is stored in `.markdownlint.json`. The tool `markdownlint` can be run in dry or
-fix mode. The *dry* mode (default) only outputs findings, whereas in *fix* mode it resolves basic
+The configuration is stored in `.markdownlintrc`.
+The tool `markdownlint` can be run in dry or fix mode.
+The *dry* mode (default) only outputs findings, whereas in *fix* mode it resolves basic
 errors directly in the markdown files.
 
 ```Shell Session
 ~ cd doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/
-~ markdownlint [--config .markdownlint.json] [--fix] docs/index.md
+~ markdownlint [--fix] docs/index.md
 docs/index.md:8:131 MD013/line-length Line length [Expected: 130; Actual: 138]
 ```
 
diff --git a/howto.md b/howto.md
index 1d3cbd46a60abbdbfa6dcad8802892b0d522d0ec..7627889f6ab3686c9322ea88f51e555dc1c365f1 100644
--- a/howto.md
+++ b/howto.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ git checkout -b RomeNodes
 
 ## 3. Run the linter:
 ```Bash
-markdownlint --config .markdownlint.json  ./docs/use_of_hardware/RomeNodes.md
+markdownlint ./docs/use_of_hardware/RomeNodes.md
 ```
 If there are still errors: go to step 2