diff --git a/specification/proposals_intro.rst b/specification/proposals_intro.rst
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--- a/specification/proposals_intro.rst
+++ b/specification/proposals_intro.rst
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ their proposed changes to the Matrix protocol:
 * Pragmatism rather than perfection
 * Proof rather than conjecture
 
-Please see [MSC1779](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/matthew/msc1779/proposals/1779-open-governance.md)
+Please see `MSC1779 <https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/matthew/msc1779/proposals/1779-open-governance.md>`_
 for full details of the project's Guiding Principles.
 
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