diff --git a/pages/communities-of-practice.html b/pages/communities-of-practice.html
index 3b0a8189f2..aa53e0d9ce 100644
--- a/pages/communities-of-practice.html
+++ b/pages/communities-of-practice.html
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ <h3 class = "Title4">{{ community[1].name}}</h3>
                 
                 {% if community[1].links[1].url %}
                     {% assign url_links = true %}
-                    <a href="{{ community[1].links[1].url }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-md btn--default cop-btn" target="_blank"
+                    <a href="{{ community[1].links[1].url }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-md btn--default cop-btn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
                         title="{{community[1].name}} Github Repo">
                         <img class="button-icon" id="github-icon" src="/assets/images/communities-of-practice/icon-github-small.svg" alt="github icon" />
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