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 Release schedule
 ----------------
 
-In general, we follow [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).  We
+In general, we follow `Semantic Versioning <http://semver.org/>`_.  We
 release MINOR version update every month, and usually we ship it
 around 25th day of every month.