diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 9774fb8e7c..22e6caef50 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ blank_issues_enabled: true
 contact_links:
   - name: Ask a Question
     url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=gtsummary,r
-    about: Question must include a minimal reproducible example, aka a [reprex](https://reprex.tidyverse.org/).
+    about: Question must include a minimal reproducible example, aka a <a href="https://reprex.tidyverse.org/" target="_blank">reprex</a>.