diff --git a/.explcheckrc b/.explcheckrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2576efdeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.explcheckrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[options]
+max_line_length = 72
+warnings_are_errors = true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4caa5e071..c0f37ba37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Extract TeX files
         run: make base
       - name: Run explcheck
-        run: explcheck --warnings-are-errors --max-line-length=72 -- *.tex *.sty
+        run: explcheck *.tex *.sty
   markdownlint:
     name: Style check (Markdown)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest