diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 30eec16e5a..04730458ad 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # View these jobs in the browser: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/github/curl/curl
 
-# Use the latest 2.1 version of CircleCI pipeline process engine. See: https://circleci.com/docs/configuration-reference/
+# Use the latest 2.1 version of CircleCI pipeline process engine. See: https://circleci.com/docs/reference/configuration-reference/
 version: 2.1
 
 commands:
diff --git a/scripts/mdlinkcheck b/scripts/mdlinkcheck
index 180203c41e..4d30e90d39 100755
--- a/scripts/mdlinkcheck
+++ b/scripts/mdlinkcheck
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ if(defined $ARGV[0] && $ARGV[0] eq "--dry-run") {
 }
 
 # list all files to scan for links
-my @files = qx(git ls-files docs include lib scripts src);
+my @files = qx(git ls-files .circleci appveyor.yml docs include lib scripts src);
 
 sub storelink {
     my ($f, $line, $link) = @_;