diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ with a few exceptions / comments:
   the API / SDK to function in key areas of the Java ecosystem. Inclusion is subject to maintainers'
   discretion.
 * The [semconv](./semconv) module contains generated classes representing
-  the [semantic conventions](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/tree/main/semantic_conventions).
+  the [semantic conventions](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions).
 * As a general rule, components which implement semantic conventions belong elsewhere.
 
 Other repositories in the OpenTelemetry Java ecosystem include: