diff --git a/src/lint/track_config.nim b/src/lint/track_config.nim
index 75e733a6..7092194e 100644
--- a/src/lint/track_config.nim
+++ b/src/lint/track_config.nim
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ const
 proc isValidConceptExercise(data: JsonNode; context: string; path: Path): bool =
   if isObject(data, context, path):
     let checks = [
-      hasString(data, "slug", path, context),
+      hasString(data, "slug", path, context, checkIsKebab = true),
       hasString(data, "name", path, context),
       hasString(data, "uuid", path, context),
       hasBoolean(data, "deprecated", path, context, isRequired = false),
       hasArrayOfStrings(data, "concepts", path, context,
-                        allowedArrayLen = 0..int.high),
+                        allowedArrayLen = 0..int.high, checkIsKebab = true),
       hasArrayOfStrings(data, "prerequisites", path, context,
-                        allowedArrayLen = 0..int.high),
+                        allowedArrayLen = 0..int.high, checkIsKebab = true),
       hasString(data, "status", path, context, isRequired = false,
                 allowed = statuses),
     ]
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ proc isValidPracticeExercise(data: JsonNode; context: string;
                              path: Path): bool =
   if isObject(data, context, path):
     let checks = [
-      hasString(data, "slug", path, context),
+      hasString(data, "slug", path, context, checkIsKebab = true),
       hasString(data, "name", path, context),
       hasString(data, "uuid", path, context),
       hasBoolean(data, "deprecated", path, context, isRequired = false),
       hasInteger(data, "difficulty", path, context, allowed = 0..10),
       hasArrayOfStrings(data, "practices", path, context,
-                        allowedArrayLen = 0..int.high),
+                        allowedArrayLen = 0..int.high, checkIsKebab = true),
       hasArrayOfStrings(data, "prerequisites", path, context,
-                        allowedArrayLen = 0..int.high),
+                        allowedArrayLen = 0..int.high, checkIsKebab = true),
       hasString(data, "status", path, context, isRequired = false,
                 allowed = statuses),
     ]
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ proc hasValidExercises(data: JsonNode; path: Path): bool =
                  allowedLength = 0..int.high),
       hasArrayOf(exercises, "practice", path, isValidPracticeExercise, k,
                  allowedLength = 0..int.high),
-      hasArrayOfStrings(exercises, "foregone", path, k, isRequired = false),
+      hasArrayOfStrings(exercises, "foregone", path, k, isRequired = false,
+                        checkIsKebab = true),
     ]
     result = allTrue(checks)
 
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ proc isValidConcept(data: JsonNode; context: string; path: Path): bool =
   if isObject(data, context, path):
     let checks = [
       hasString(data, "uuid", path, context),
-      hasString(data, "slug", path, context),
+      hasString(data, "slug", path, context, checkIsKebab = true),
       hasString(data, "name", path, context),
     ]
     result = allTrue(checks)
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ proc isValidTrackConfig(data: JsonNode; path: Path): bool =
   if isObject(data, "", path):
     let checks = [
       hasString(data, "language", path),
-      hasString(data, "slug", path),
+      hasString(data, "slug", path, checkIsKebab = true),
       hasBoolean(data, "active", path),
       hasString(data, "blurb", path, maxLen = 400),
       hasInteger(data, "version", path, allowed = 3..3),
diff --git a/src/lint/validators.nim b/src/lint/validators.nim
index 18d75227..71d191db 100644
--- a/src/lint/validators.nim
+++ b/src/lint/validators.nim
@@ -75,9 +75,16 @@ proc isUrlLike(s: string): bool =
 const
   emptySetOfStrings = initHashSet[string](0)
 
+func isLowerKebab(s: string): bool =
+  ## Returns true if `s` is a lowercase and kebab-case string.
+  result = true
+  for c in s:
+    if c notin {'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '-'}:
+      return false
+
 proc isString*(data: JsonNode; key: string; path: Path; context: string;
                isRequired = true; allowed = emptySetOfStrings;
-               checkIsUrlLike = false; maxLen = int.high;
+               checkIsUrlLike = false; maxLen = int.high; checkIsKebab = false;
                isInArray = false): bool =
   result = true
   case data.kind
@@ -101,6 +108,16 @@ proc isString*(data: JsonNode; key: string; path: Path; context: string;
         result.setFalseAndPrint(&"Not a valid URL: {q s}", path)
     elif s.len > 0:
       if not isEmptyOrWhitespace(s):
+        if checkIsKebab:
+          if not isLowerKebab(s):
+            let msg =
+              if isInArray:
+                &"The {format(context, key)} array contains {s}, but every " &
+                 "value must be lowercase and kebab-case"
+              else:
+                &"The {format(context, key)} value is {s}, but it must be a " &
+                "lowercase and kebab-case string"
+            result.setFalseAndPrint(msg, path)
         if not hasValidRuneLength(s, key, path, context, maxLen):
           result = false
       else:
@@ -131,10 +148,11 @@ proc isString*(data: JsonNode; key: string; path: Path; context: string;
 
 proc hasString*(data: JsonNode; key: string; path: Path; context = "";
                 isRequired = true; allowed = emptySetOfStrings;
-                checkIsUrlLike = false; maxLen = int.high): bool =
+                checkIsUrlLike = false; maxLen = int.high;
+                checkIsKebab = false): bool =
   if data.hasKey(key, path, context, isRequired):
     result = isString(data[key], key, path, context, isRequired, allowed,
-                      checkIsUrlLike, maxLen)
+                      checkIsUrlLike, maxLen, checkIsKebab = checkIsKebab)
   elif not isRequired:
     result = true
 
@@ -143,7 +161,8 @@ proc isArrayOfStrings*(data: JsonNode;
                        path: Path;
                        isRequired = true;
                        allowed: HashSet[string];
-                       allowedArrayLen: Slice): bool =
+                       allowedArrayLen: Slice;
+                       checkIsKebab: bool): bool =
   ## Returns true in any of these cases:
   ## - `data` is a `JArray` with length in `allowedArrayLen` that contains only
   ##   non-empty, non-blank strings.
@@ -157,7 +176,7 @@ proc isArrayOfStrings*(data: JsonNode;
       if arrayLen in allowedArrayLen:
         for item in data:
           if not isString(item, context, path, "", isRequired, allowed,
-                          isInArray = true):
+                          checkIsKebab = checkIsKebab, isInArray = true):
             result = false
       else:
         let msgStart = &"The {q context} array has length {arrayLen}, " &
@@ -184,14 +203,15 @@ proc hasArrayOfStrings*(data: JsonNode;
                         context = "";
                         isRequired = true;
                         allowed = emptySetOfStrings;
-                        allowedArrayLen = 1..int.high): bool =
+                        allowedArrayLen = 1..int.high;
+                        checkIsKebab = false): bool =
   ## Returns true in any of these cases:
   ## - `isArrayOfStrings` returns true for `data[key]`.
   ## - `data` lacks the key `key` and `isRequired` is false.
   if data.hasKey(key, path, context, isRequired):
     let contextAndKey = joinWithDot(context, key)
     result = isArrayOfStrings(data[key], contextAndKey, path, isRequired,
-                              allowed, allowedArrayLen)
+                              allowed, allowedArrayLen, checkIsKebab = checkIsKebab)
   elif not isRequired:
     result = true