diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 83b1c37..89a6fbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           # Check the entire repo for source files to tidy
           files-changed-only: false
           # Ignore qtk build and external assimp directories
-          ignore: '.github|build|extern/assimp/assimp'
+          ignore: '.github|build|extern'
           # Point to compile_commands.json produced by build
           database: 'build'
           # Use thread comments as feedback
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: clang-format Check
-        uses: jidicula/clang-format-action@v4.16.0
+      - uses: cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action@v2
         with:
-          clang-format-version: '18'
-          check-path: ${{ matrix.path }}
+          version: '18'
+          style: 'file'
+          tidy-checks: ''
+          files-changed-only: false
+          ignore: '.github|build|extern'
+          extensions: 'cpp,h'
+          files: ${{ matrix.path }}