diff --git a/pytools/__init__.py b/pytools/__init__.py
index a241dbcac4beca04cb2352e3a3b992f3c738b43b..2b423310436c2e8098ce6085ef7d4720d85fbe76 100644
--- a/pytools/__init__.py
+++ b/pytools/__init__.py
@@ -1546,8 +1546,8 @@ class Table:
 
     def github_markdown(self):
         """Returns a string representation of the table formatted as
-        GitHub-Flavored Markdown.
-        https://docs.github.com/en/github/writing-on-github/organizing-information-with-tables
+        `GitHub-Flavored Markdown.
+        <https://docs.github.com/en/github/writing-on-github/organizing-information-with-tables>`__
 
         .. doctest ::