diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/check-lint.yml
index 270f9ddba..a7f4aa9f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-lint.yml
@@ -78,10 +78,15 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Link Checker
-        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.5.0
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2.9.0
         with:
           # Ignore the README.md file as some social sharing links are not valid
-          args: --verbose --no-progress --exclude-path 'README.md' './**/*.md' './**/*.html' './**/*.rst'
+          # Built HTML's root-relative links (/favicon.ico, /src/styles.css) resolve
+          # against each app's served root, not the checkout - lychee >= the 2.9.0
+          # action errors on them without a single --root-dir, and no one root serves
+          # every app. Link-check the sources; build artifacts are verified by the
+          # build/deploy jobs that actually serve them.
+          args: --verbose --no-progress --exclude-path 'README.md' './**/*.md' './**/*.rst'
           fail: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}