diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3906159..ff1d724 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ If you wish to contribute to the codebase or need the latest unreleased changes:
 
 1. Clone the repository and change to the scallops directory:
 ```bash
-git clone [https://github.com/Genentech/scallops.git](https://github.com/Genentech/scallops.git)
+git clone https://github.com/Genentech/scallops.git
 cd scallops
 
 ```