diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 31123eef..879cf95d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ Please read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html
 before sending patches.
 
 The
-[help wanted](https://github.com/golang/dep/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Ahelp wanted)
+[help wanted](https://github.com/golang/dep/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help%20wanted%22)
 label highlights issues that are well-suited for folks to jump in on. The
-[good first issue](https://github.com/golang/dep/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Agood first issue)
+[good first issue](https://github.com/golang/dep/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good%20first%20issue%22)
 label further identifies issues that are particularly well-sized for newcomers.
 
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