diff --git a/examples/ldap/README.md b/examples/ldap/README.md
index 4430944307..3642a4a960 100644
--- a/examples/ldap/README.md
+++ b/examples/ldap/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-[base]: ../../docs/glossary.md#base
-[gitops]: ../../docs/glossary.md#gitops
-[kustomization]: ../../docs/glossary.md#kustomization
-[overlay]: ../../docs/glossary.md#overlay
-[overlays]: ../../docs/glossary.md#overlay
-[variant]: ../../docs/glossary.md#variant
-[variants]: ../../docs/glossary.md#variant
+[base]: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/glossary/#base
+[gitops]: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/glossary/#gitops
+[kustomization]: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/glossary/#kustomization
+[overlay]:`https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/glossary/#overlay
+[overlays]: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/glossary/#overlay
+[variant]: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/glossary/#variant
+[variants]: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/glossary/#variant
 
 # Demo: LDAP with variants
 
diff --git a/examples/validationTransformer/README.md b/examples/validationTransformer/README.md
index 2d1f8e10cb..2555d070cf 100644
--- a/examples/validationTransformer/README.md
+++ b/examples/validationTransformer/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # a transformer plugin performing validation
 
-[base]: ../../docs/glossary.md#base
+[base]: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/glossary/#base
 [kubeval]: https://github.com/instrumenta/kubeval
-[plugin]: ../../docs/plugins
+[plugin]: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/tree/master/plugin
 
 kustomize doesn't validate either its input or
 output beyond the validation provided by the