diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index a5a390b69..af8ecb310 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -76,13 +76,8 @@ jobs:
 
       # In order to validate any links in the yaml file, render the config to markdown
       - name: Render .chloggen changelog entries
-        run: make chlog-preview > changelog_preview.md
-      - name: Install markdown-link-check
-        run: npm install -g markdown-link-check
-      - name: Run markdown-link-check
         run: |
-          markdown-link-check \
-            --verbose \
-            --config .markdown_link_check_config.json \
-            changelog_preview.md \
-            || { echo "Check that anchor links are lowercase"; exit 1; }
+          make chlog-preview 2> changelog_preview.md
+          cat changelog_preview.md
+      - name: Run markdown-link-check
+        run: markdown-link-check-changelog-preview
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80b905b8b..b659346c6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ markdown-link-check:
 			|| exit 1; \
 	done
 
+.PHONY: markdown-link-check-changelog-preview
+markdown-link-check-changelog-preview:
+	@if ! npm ls markdown-link-check; then npm install; fi
+	npx --no -- markdown-link-check --verbose --config .markdown_link_check_config.json changelog_preview.md;
+
 # This target runs markdown-toc on all files that contain
 # a comment <!-- tocstop -->.
 #