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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Even though it is a Node-based hook, it works [without any system-level dependen
 
 ```yaml
 repos:
-  - repo: github.com/renovatebot/pre-commit-hooks
+  - repo: https://github.com/renovatebot/pre-commit-hooks
     rev: 32.204.5
     hooks:
       - id: renovate-config-validator