diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fb126e3..1dd94f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ install.packages("AgeingError", repos = c("https://noaa-fisheries-integrated-too
 ```
 
 You can also install from GitHub using the code below which will compile the package locally
-(which takes longer and requires (Rtools)[https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/] 
+(which takes longer and requires [Rtools](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/) 
 for Windows users).
 
 ```r
diff --git a/vignettes/getting_started.Rmd b/vignettes/getting_started.Rmd
index 7bff6d0..bd650db 100644
--- a/vignettes/getting_started.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/getting_started.Rmd
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ install.packages("AgeingError", repos = c("https://noaa-fisheries-integrated-too
 ```
 
 You can also install from GitHub using the code below which will compile the package locally
-(which takes longer and requires (Rtools)[https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/] 
+(which takes longer and requires [Rtools](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/) 
 for Windows users).
 
 ```{r, echo=TRUE, eval=FALSE}