diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index af0dbe6b03..df572aa5c8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ The `footer` is optional.
 Any line of the commit message cannot be longer than 100 characters.
 
 
-#### <a href="commit-header"></a>Commit Message Header
+#### <a name="commit-header"></a>Commit Message Header
 
 ```
 <type>(<scope>): <short summary>