diff --git a/src/components/LinkButton.astro b/src/components/LinkButton.astro
index ff94f9b8..15834769 100644
--- a/src/components/LinkButton.astro
+++ b/src/components/LinkButton.astro
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 ---
 
 <div class="LinkButton-Wrapper">
-  <a class="LinkButton" href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions/blob/main/README.md">
+  <a
+    class="LinkButton"
+    href="https://github.com/firstcontributions/first-contributions/blob/main/README.md"
+    target="_blank"
+    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+  >
     <span>Get started</span>
   </a>
 </div>