diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index bcb3ce5f8..56392e690 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ Ready to contribute? Here's how to set up `{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}` for loc
1. Fork the `{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}` repo on GitHub.
2. Clone your fork locally::
- $ git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}.git
+ $ git clone https://github.com/your_username_here/{{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}.git
-3. Install your local copy into a virtualenv. Assuming you have virtualenvwrapper installed, this is how you set up your fork for local development::
+3. Install your local copy into a `virtualenv `_. Assuming you have `virtualenvwrapper `_ installed, this is how you set up your fork for local development::
$ mkvirtualenv {{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}
$ cd {{ cookiecutter.repo_name }}/