diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index ffa42430e..c9d11f02c 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before submitting your pull request -->
+<!-- Please read https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.rst before submitting your pull request -->
 
-<!-- Include a Sign-Off at the end of your Pull Request (as described in CONTRIBUTING.md), or on every commit -->
+<!-- Include a Sign-Off as described in https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.rst#sign-off -->