diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d4f580bdf..186025b7d 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Join the community
 
  2. Subscribe to the suitable [mailing lists](https://curl.haxx.se/mail/)
 
-Read [CONTRIBUTE](../docs/CONTRIBUTE)
+Read [CONTRIBUTE](../docs/CONTRIBUTE.md)
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