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@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The body should include the motivation for the change and contrast this with pre
 
 ### Footer
 The footer should contain any information about **Breaking Changes** and is also the place to
-[reference GitHub issues that this commit closes][closing-issues].
+[reference GitHub issues that this commit closes](https://help.github.com/articles/closing-issues-via-commit-messages/).
 
 **Breaking Changes** should start with the word `BREAKING CHANGE:` with a space or two newlines.
 The rest of the commit message is then used for this.