diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0cb7f45a11..d71ceb1ef0 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Join the community
 
  2. Subscribe to the suitable [mailing lists](https://curl.se/mail/)
 
-Read [CONTRIBUTE](../docs/CONTRIBUTE.md)
+Read [CONTRIBUTE](/docs/CONTRIBUTE.md)
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