diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 746332013..ed573c1c3 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ pull request workflow, lives in the documentation:
 
 **<https://geolibre.app/contributing/>** (source: [`docs/contributing.md`](docs/contributing.md))
 
-## Quick start
+## Quick Start
+
+Fork the repository, then clone your fork — replace `YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME` with
+your GitHub username:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/opengeos/GeoLibre.git
+git clone https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME/GeoLibre.git
 cd GeoLibre
 npm install
 npm run dev          # web build at http://localhost:5173
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index efb24d6d4..94ba9e7a1 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ before you invest time in a pull request.
 
 ## Setup
 
+Fork the repository, then clone your fork — replace `YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME` with
+your GitHub username:
+
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/opengeos/GeoLibre.git
+git clone https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME/GeoLibre.git
 cd GeoLibre
 npm install
 ```