diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b64b1213f7e35226c581de0e6e7918c34a9eef3..bf737a13c9be5aab16213b8fc31bc301b504328f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 <img src="images/kube-bench.png" width="200" alt="kube-bench logo">
 
-kube-bench is a Go application that checks whether Kubernetes is deployed securely by running the checks documented in the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark.
+kube-bench is a Go application that checks whether Kubernetes is deployed securely by running the checks documented in the [CIS Kubernetes Benchmark](https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/kubernetes/).
 
 Tests are configured with YAML files, making this tool easy to update as test specifications evolve. 
 
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index a41ea613f521c93497991759819d4cc838643551..5f525a279794c8b5241b2290344c39967e9ac316 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var (
 var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   os.Args[0],
 	Short: "Run CIS Benchmarks checks against a Kubernetes deployment",
-	Long:  `This tool runs the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark (http://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/kubernetes/)`,
+	Long:  `This tool runs the CIS Kubernetes Benchmark (https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/kubernetes/)`,
 }
 
 // Execute adds all child commands to the root command sets flags appropriately.