diff --git a/doc/source/development/contributing.rst b/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
index 2dc5ed07544d1..4fdcb93745094 100644
--- a/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development/contributing.rst
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ About the *pandas* documentation
 --------------------------------
 
 The documentation is written in **reStructuredText**, which is almost like writing
-in plain English, and built using `Sphinx <http://sphinx.pocoo.org/>`__. The
+in plain English, and built using `Sphinx <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/>`__. The
 Sphinx Documentation has an excellent `introduction to reST
-<http://sphinx.pocoo.org/rest.html>`__. Review the Sphinx docs to perform more
+<https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/restructuredtext/basics.html>`__. Review the Sphinx docs to perform more
 complex changes to the documentation as well.
 
 Some other important things to know about the docs: