diff --git a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
index 7f54ebd..fdd6a74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Check formatting
-        run: npx prettier --check .
+        run: npx prettier . '!**/*.md' --check
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bae21d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# ignoring the READEME file due to linting sometimes messing up Markdown Tables
+**/*.md
\ No newline at end of file