diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4b58d878f..ffe68281ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ match certain vulnerable versions of the following libraries and tools:
 | tcpdump  | varnish   | wireshark      | xerces             | xml2       | zlib       |         |
 
 All the checkers can be found in the checkers directory, as can the
-[instructions on how to add a new checker](cve_bin_tool/checkers/README.md).
+[instructions on how to add a new checker](https://github.com/intel/cve-bin-tool/blob/main/cve_bin_tool/checkers/README.md).
 Support for new checkers can be requested via
 [GitHub issues](https://github.com/intel/cve-bin-tool/issues).
 
diff --git a/doc/0.3.1/README.md b/doc/0.3.1/README.md
index 48dda740b9..dc228e12b1 100644
--- a/doc/0.3.1/README.md
+++ b/doc/0.3.1/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ match certain vulnerable versions of the following libraries and tools:
 * zlib
 
 All the checkers can be found in the checkers directory, as can the
-[instructions on how to add a new checker](cve_bin_tool/checkers/README.md).
+[instructions on how to add a new checker]( https://github.com/intel/cve-bin-tool/blob/main/cve_bin_tool/checkers/README.md).
 Support for new checkers can be requested via
 [GitHub issues](https://github.com/intel/cve-bin-tool/issues).