diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index aa1108fc..8f39b428 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -225,13 +225,14 @@ with the following command:
     $ make test
     $ make coverage
 
-See the `CONTRIBUTE <CONTRIBUTE>`__ file for more information.
+See the `CONTRIBUTE <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tqdm/tqdm/master/CONTRIBUTE>`__
+file for more information.
 
 
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-`MIT LICENSE <LICENSE>`__.
+`MIT LICENSE <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tqdm/tqdm/master/LICENSE>`__.
 
 
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