diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2553a80..46d2aec 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@matrixai/lint",
-  "version": "0.2.7",
+  "version": "0.2.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@matrixai/lint",
-      "version": "0.2.7",
+      "version": "0.2.8",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@eslint/compat": "^1.2.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 97c304a..8264cc0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@matrixai/lint",
-  "version": "0.2.7",
+  "version": "0.2.8",
   "author": "Roger Qiu",
   "description": "Org wide custom eslint rules",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 2a11898..ad4ffe4 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ function findUserESLintConfig(repoRoot = process.cwd()): string | undefined {
  * @returns An array of paths to Markdown files.
  */
 function collectMarkdown(dir: string): string[] {
-  const entries = fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true, recursive: true });
-  return entries
-    .filter((e) => e.isFile() && /\.(md|mdx)$/i.test(e.name))
-    .map((e) => path.join(dir, e.name));
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(dir, { encoding: 'utf8', recursive: true });
+
+  return files
+    .filter((f) => /\.(md|mdx)$/i.test(f))
+    .map((f) => path.join(dir, f));
 }
 
 /**