diff --git a/_includes/author-profile.html b/_includes/author-profile.html
index 51fb8f5e357a..d21d9bbdfb36 100644
--- a/_includes/author-profile.html
+++ b/_includes/author-profile.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ <h3 class="author__name" itemprop="name">{{ author.name }}</h3>
       {% if author.links %}
         {% for link in author.links %}
           {% if link.label and link.url %}
-            <li><a href="{{ link.url }}"><i class="{{ link.icon | default: 'fas fa-link' }}" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{ link.label }}</a></li>
+            <li><a href="{{ link.url }}" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><i class="{{ link.icon | default: 'fas fa-link' }}" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{ link.label }}</a></li>
           {% endif %}
         {% endfor %}
       {% endif %}