diff --git a/docs/releasenotes/versioning.rst b/docs/releasenotes/versioning.rst
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--- a/docs/releasenotes/versioning.rst
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Versioning
 ==========
 
-Pillow follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/):
+Pillow follows `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/>`_:
 
     Given a version number MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, increment the: