diff --git a/doc/users/whats_new.rst b/doc/users/whats_new.rst
index bbc9c0c041ee..5df59bc8f7ac 100644
--- a/doc/users/whats_new.rst
+++ b/doc/users/whats_new.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ activity, but this can be problematic for the red/green colorblind. A new,
 colorblind-friendly colormap is now available at :class:`matplotlib.cm.Wistia`.
 This colormap maintains the red/green symbolism while achieving deuteranopic
 legibility through brightness variations. See
-`here <https://github.com/wistia/heatmap-palette>`
+`here <https://github.com/wistia/heatmap-palette>`_
 for more information.
 
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