diff --git a/gulp-src/lint-md.js b/gulp-src/lint-md.js
index 513c8d37bf49..7ceddb24a3d4 100644
--- a/gulp-src/lint-md.js
+++ b/gulp-src/lint-md.js
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ const defaultGlob = '**/*.md';
 const markdownFiles = [
   '!.github/**',
   '!content-modules/**',
+  '!examples/**',
   '!layouts/**',
   '!node_modules/**',
   '!scripts/registry-scanner/node_modules/**',
+  '!tools/examples/**',
   '!themes/**',
   '!tmp/**',
 ];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0084bdeff143..8c219d9632cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.19",
     "cspell": "^8.0.0",
-    "gulp": "^4.0.2",
+    "gulp": "^5.0.0",
     "hugo-extended": "0.124.1",
     "markdown-link-check": "^3.12.1",
     "markdownlint": "^0.34.0",