diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yaml b/.github/workflows/linting.yaml
index da685682e..6b0c758d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         files: ./_posts ./pages ./README.md
         
     - name: URLs-checker
-      uses: urlstechie/urlchecker-action@0.0.25
+      uses: urlstechie/urlchecker-action@test/unique-optimization
       with:
         # A comma-separated list of file types to cover in the URL checks
         file_types: .md,.py,.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout: 10
 
         # Exclude these patterns from the checker
-        exclude_patterns: supercomputing.org,https://pace.gatech.edu,https://www.linkedin.com,jobs.colorado.edu,zoom.us,danielskatz.org,usrse.github.io.wiki.git,ornl.gov
+        exclude_patterns: supercomputing.org,https://pace.gatech.edu,linkedin.com,jobs.colorado.edu,zoom.us,danielskatz.org,usrse.github.io.wiki.git,ornl.gov
 
         # Exclude these files from the checker
         exclude_files: README.md,SocialNetworks.yml,map.yml,_config.yml,tests/test_,.github/workflows,_posts/newsletters/