diff --git a/pep_sphinx_extensions/pep_zero_generator/writer.py b/pep_sphinx_extensions/pep_zero_generator/writer.py
index 030fd6ed65e..44376ee481b 100644
--- a/pep_sphinx_extensions/pep_zero_generator/writer.py
+++ b/pep_sphinx_extensions/pep_zero_generator/writer.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def write_pep0(
 
             self.emit_title("API")
             self.emit_text(
-                "The `PEPS API <api/peps.json>`__ is a JSON file of metadata about "
+                "The `PEPS API </api/peps.json>`__ is a JSON file of metadata about "
                 "all the published PEPs. :doc:`Read more here <api/index>`."
             )
             self.emit_newline()