diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 5083af4e9..af257d64e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: '**/package.json'
+      - name: Is normal pull request
+        # check if is not a release pull request
+        id: pr
+        run: echo "is_normal=$(echo ${{ github.base_ref != 'master' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Detect changed files
         uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
         id: changes
@@ -52,20 +56,14 @@ jobs:
               - 'sdk.d.ts'
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Don't edit slugs.md in pull requests
-        if: |
-          github.base_ref != 'master' &&
-          github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
-          steps.changes.outputs.slugs == 'true'
+        if: steps.pr.outputs.is_normal == 'true' && steps.changes.outputs.slugs == 'true'
         run: |
           echo -ne "Detected slugs.md file edition in PR.\n" 1>&2
           echo -ne "Please revert it, we build the slugs.md" 1>&2
           echo -ne " file automatically at releases.\n" 1>&2
           exit 1
       - name: Don't edit sdk.d.ts in pull requests
-        if: |
-          github.base_ref != 'master' &&
-          github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
-          steps.changes.outputs.sdkts == 'true'
+        if: steps.pr.outputs.is_normal == 'true' && steps.changes.outputs.sdkts == 'true'
         run: |
           echo -ne "Detected sdk.d.ts file edition in PR.\n" 1>&2
           echo -ne "Please revert it, we build the sdk.d.ts" 1>&2
@@ -73,10 +71,22 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm i --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
+      - name: Prepare icons
+        if: steps.pr.outputs.is_normal == 'true' && steps.changes.outputs.icons == 'true'
+        run: sed -i 's/icons\/\*\.svg/$npm_config_icons/' package.json
+      - name: Prepare docs (docs changed)
+        # only lint changed docs
+        if: steps.pr.outputs.is_normal == 'true' && steps.changes.outputs.docs == 'true'
+        run: sed -i "s/'\*\*\/\*\.md'/"'$npm_config_docs'"/" package.json
+      - name: Prepare docs (no docs changed)
+        # only lint README.md if no changes in docs
+        if: steps.pr.outputs.is_normal == 'true' && steps.changes.outputs.docs != 'true'
+        run: sed -i "s/'\*\*\/\*\.md'/README.md/" package.json
       - name: Run linter
         run: |
-          sed -i 's/icons\/\*\.svg/$npm_config_icons/' package.json
-          npm run lint --icons='${{ steps.changes.outputs.icons_files }}'
+          npm run lint \
+            --icons='${{ steps.changes.outputs.icons_files }}' \
+            --docs='${{ steps.changes.outputs.docs_files }}'
         env:
           # Authorise GitHub API requests for editorconfig-checker
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index c57d3e28c..d519ad776 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 package-lock=false
 save-exact=true
 save-dev=true
-
-# Icons to lint with SVGLint on CI (see `lint` step on verify.yml workflow)
-icons=icons/*.svg
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6e4eb80f..e3410b5af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     "jsonlint": "node scripts/lint/jsonlint.js",
     "svglint": "svglint --ci --config svglint.config.mjs icons/*.svg",
     "wslint": "editorconfig-checker",
-    "markdownlint": "markdownlint-cli2 \"**/*.md\" \"#node_modules\"",
+    "markdownlint": "markdownlint-cli2 '**/*.md' '#node_modules'",
     "prepare": "husky",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
     "postpublish": "npm run clean",