diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index dd4b6c3e..7223d30e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm exec playwright install chromium
       - name: Run Checks
         run: pnpm run test:pr
-      - name: Verify Links
-        run: pnpm run verify-links
   preview:
     name: Preview
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index 5a1255a7..9e704626 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
     ]
   },
   "targetDefaults": {
+    "test:docs": {
+      "cache": true,
+      "inputs": ["{workspaceRoot}/docs/**/*"]
+    },
     "test:knip": {
       "cache": true,
       "inputs": ["{workspaceRoot}/**/*"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64cdfb8a..3bfe20b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/TanStack/virtual.git"
   },
-  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.17.0",
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.24.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "pnpm --filter \"./packages/**\" run clean",
-    "preinstall": "node -e \"if(process.env.CI == 'true') {console.log('Skipping preinstall...'); process.exit(1)}\" || npx -y only-allow pnpm",
     "test": "pnpm run test:ci",
-    "test:pr": "nx affected --targets=test:sherif,test:knip,test:eslint,test:lib,test:e2e,test:types,test:build,build",
-    "test:ci": "nx run-many --targets=test:sherif,test:knip,test:eslint,test:lib,test:e2e,test:types,test:build,build",
+    "test:pr": "nx affected --targets=test:sherif,test:knip,test:docs,test:eslint,test:lib,test:e2e,test:types,test:build,build",
+    "test:ci": "nx run-many --targets=test:sherif,test:knip,test:docs,test:eslint,test:lib,test:e2e,test:types,test:build,build",
     "test:eslint": "nx affected --target=test:eslint",
     "test:format": "pnpm run prettier --check",
     "test:sherif": "sherif",
@@ -22,19 +21,20 @@
     "test:types": "nx affected --target=test:types --exclude=examples/**",
     "test:e2e": "nx affected --target=test:e2e --exclude=examples/**",
     "test:knip": "knip",
+    "test:docs": "node scripts/verify-links.ts",
     "build": "nx affected --target=build --exclude=examples/**",
     "build:all": "nx run-many --target=build --exclude=examples/**",
     "watch": "pnpm run build:all && nx watch --all -- pnpm run build:all",
     "dev": "pnpm run watch",
     "prettier": "prettier --ignore-unknown '**/*'",
     "prettier:write": "pnpm run prettier --write",
-    "verify-links": "node scripts/verify-links.ts",
     "changeset": "changeset",
     "changeset:version": "changeset version && pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile && pnpm prettier:write",
     "changeset:publish": "changeset publish"
   },
   "nx": {
     "includedScripts": [
+      "test:docs",
       "test:knip",
       "test:sherif"
     ]
diff --git a/scripts/verify-links.ts b/scripts/verify-links.ts
index 268a0ac9..8a1c40dd 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-links.ts
+++ b/scripts/verify-links.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 import { existsSync, readFileSync, statSync } from 'node:fs'
-import path, { resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { extname, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { glob } from 'tinyglobby'
 // @ts-ignore Could not find a declaration file for module 'markdown-link-extractor'.
 import markdownLinkExtractor from 'markdown-link-extractor'
 
+const errors: Array<{
+  file: string
+  link: string
+  resolvedPath: string
+  reason: string
+}> = []
+
 function isRelativeLink(link: string) {
   return (
-    link &&
+    !link.startsWith('/') &&
     !link.startsWith('http://') &&
     !link.startsWith('https://') &&
     !link.startsWith('//') &&
@@ -15,39 +22,33 @@ function isRelativeLink(link: string) {
   )
 }
 
-function normalizePath(p: string): string {
-  // Remove any trailing .md
-  p = p.replace(`${path.extname(p)}`, '')
-  return p
+/** Remove any trailing .md */
+function stripExtension(p: string): string {
+  return p.replace(`${extname(p)}`, '')
 }
 
-function fileExistsForLink(
-  link: string,
-  markdownFile: string,
-  errors: Array<any>,
-): boolean {
+function relativeLinkExists(link: string, file: string): boolean {
   // Remove hash if present
-  const filePart = link.split('#')[0]
+  const linkWithoutHash = link.split('#')[0]
   // If the link is empty after removing hash, it's not a file
-  if (!filePart) return false
-
-  // Normalize the markdown file path
-  markdownFile = normalizePath(markdownFile)
+  if (!linkWithoutHash) return false
 
-  // Normalize the path
-  const normalizedPath = normalizePath(filePart)
+  // Strip the file/link extensions
+  const filePath = stripExtension(file)
+  const linkPath = stripExtension(linkWithoutHash)
 
   // Resolve the path relative to the markdown file's directory
-  let absPath = resolve(markdownFile, normalizedPath)
+  // Nav up a level to simulate how links are resolved on the web
+  let absPath = resolve(filePath, '..', linkPath)
 
   // Ensure the resolved path is within /docs
   const docsRoot = resolve('docs')
   if (!absPath.startsWith(docsRoot)) {
     errors.push({
       link,
-      markdownFile,
+      file,
       resolvedPath: absPath,
-      reason: 'navigates above /docs, invalid',
+      reason: 'Path outside /docs',
     })
     return false
   }
@@ -76,15 +77,15 @@ function fileExistsForLink(
   if (!exists) {
     errors.push({
       link,
-      markdownFile,
+      file,
       resolvedPath: absPath,
-      reason: 'not found',
+      reason: 'Not found',
     })
   }
   return exists
 }
 
-async function findMarkdownLinks() {
+async function verifyMarkdownLinks() {
   // Find all markdown files in docs directory
   const markdownFiles = await glob('docs/**/*.md', {
     ignore: ['**/node_modules/**'],
@@ -92,26 +93,18 @@ async function findMarkdownLinks() {
 
   console.log(`Found ${markdownFiles.length} markdown files\n`)
 
-  const errors: Array<any> = []
-
   // Process each file
   for (const file of markdownFiles) {
     const content = readFileSync(file, 'utf-8')
-    const links: Array<any> = markdownLinkExtractor(content)
-
-    const filteredLinks = links.filter((link: any) => {
-      if (typeof link === 'string') {
-        return isRelativeLink(link)
-      } else if (link && typeof link.href === 'string') {
-        return isRelativeLink(link.href)
-      }
-      return false
+    const links: Array<string> = markdownLinkExtractor(content)
+
+    const relativeLinks = links.filter((link: string) => {
+      return isRelativeLink(link)
     })
 
-    if (filteredLinks.length > 0) {
-      filteredLinks.forEach((link) => {
-        const href = typeof link === 'string' ? link : link.href
-        fileExistsForLink(href, file, errors)
+    if (relativeLinks.length > 0) {
+      relativeLinks.forEach((link) => {
+        relativeLinkExists(link, file)
       })
     }
   }
@@ -120,7 +113,7 @@ async function findMarkdownLinks() {
     console.log(`\n❌ Found ${errors.length} broken links:`)
     errors.forEach((err) => {
       console.log(
-        `${err.link}\n  in:    ${err.markdownFile}\n  path:  ${err.resolvedPath}\n  why:   ${err.reason}\n`,
+        `${err.file}\n  link:      ${err.link}\n  resolved:  ${err.resolvedPath}\n  why:       ${err.reason}\n`,
       )
     })
     process.exit(1)
@@ -129,4 +122,4 @@ async function findMarkdownLinks() {
   }
 }
 
-findMarkdownLinks().catch(console.error)
+verifyMarkdownLinks().catch(console.error)
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index fcc60281..765ad9cd 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
     "strict": true,
     "target": "ES2020"
   },
-  "include": ["eslint.config.js", "prettier.config.js", "scripts"]
+  "include": ["*.config.*", "scripts"]
 }