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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ __Zstandard__, or `zstd` as short version, is a fast lossless compression algori
 targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level and better compression ratios.
 It's backed by a very fast entropy stage, provided by [Huff0 and FSE library](https://github.com/Cyan4973/FiniteStateEntropy).
 
-Zstandard's format is stable and documented in RFC8878. Several independent implementations are already available.
+Zstandard's format is stable and documented in [RFC8878](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8878). Multiple independent implementations are already available.
 This repository represents the reference implementation, provided as an open-source dual [BSD](LICENSE) and [GPLv2](COPYING) licensed **C** library,
 and a command line utility producing and decoding `.zst`, `.gz`, `.xz` and `.lz4` files.
 Should your project require another programming language,