diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ To run the tests, clone the repository, and then:
     # Run the tests
     rest_framework/runtests/runtests.py
 
-You can also use the excellent `[tox][tox]` testing tool to run the tests against all supported versions of Python and Django.  Install `tox` globally, and then simply run:
+You can also use the excellent [`tox`][tox] testing tool to run the tests against all supported versions of Python and Django.  Install `tox` globally, and then simply run:
 
     tox