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@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Acknowledgements
 ----------------
 
 `Git lint` started life as a simple pre-commit hook.  Most of the changes since were
-inspired by Steve Pulec's *`Why You Need a Git Pre-Commit Hook and Why Most Are Wrong
-<https://dzone.com/articles/why-your-need-git-pre-commit>`_*, as well as just my own needs
+inspired by Steve Pulec's `Why You Need a Git Pre-Commit Hook and Why Most Are Wrong
+<https://dzone.com/articles/why-your-need-git-pre-commit >`_, as well as just my own needs
 as a software developer.