diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index b3abe04a7..eaa55e0d8 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import rehypeImageFallback from "./src/plugins/rehype-image-fallback.mjs";
 import { parseDirectiveNode } from "./src/plugins/remark-directive-rehype.js";
 import { remarkExcerpt } from "./src/plugins/remark-excerpt.js";
 import { remarkReadingTime } from "./src/plugins/remark-reading-time.mjs";
-
+import rehypeExternalLinks from 'rehype-external-links';
 import expressiveCode from "astro-expressive-code";
 import { pluginCollapsibleSections } from "@expressive-code/plugin-collapsible-sections";
 import { pluginLineNumbers } from "@expressive-code/plugin-line-numbers";
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
                     },
                 },
             ],
+			[
+				rehypeExternalLinks,
+				{
+				target: '_blank',
+				},
+			],
             [
                 rehypeAutolinkHeadings,
                 {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d2c5bd64..46166e980 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 		"reading-time": "^1.5.0",
 		"rehype-autolink-headings": "^7.1.0",
 		"rehype-components": "^0.3.0",
+		"rehype-external-links": "^3.0.0",
 		"rehype-katex": "^7.0.1",
 		"rehype-slug": "^6.0.0",
 		"remark-directive": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 08f2a9c1c..f6894dcbf 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ importers:
       rehype-components:
         specifier: ^0.3.0
         version: 0.3.0
+      rehype-external-links:
+        specifier: ^3.0.0
+        version: 3.0.0
       rehype-katex:
         specifier: ^7.0.1
         version: 7.0.1
@@ -2949,6 +2952,10 @@ packages:
   iron-webcrypto@1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-feOM6FaSr6rEABp/eDfVseKyTMDt+KGpeB35SkVn9Tyn0CqvVsY3EwI0v5i8nMHyJnzCIQf7nsy3p41TPkJZhg==}
 
+  is-absolute-url@4.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/51/TKE88Lmm7Gc4/8btclNXWS+g50wXhYJq8HWIBAGUBnoAdRu1aXeh364t/O7wXDAcTJDP8PNuNKWUDWie+A==}
+    engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
+
   is-alphabetical@2.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FWyyY60MeTNyeSRpkM2Iry0G9hpr7/9kD40mD/cGQEuilcZYS4okz8SN2Q6rLCJ8gbCt6fN+rC+6tMGS99LaxQ==}
 
@@ -4234,6 +4241,9 @@ packages:
   rehype-expressive-code@0.41.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8d9Py4c/V6I/Od2VIXFAdpiO2kc0SV2qTJsRAaqSIcM9aruW4ASLNe2kOEo1inXAAkIhpFzAHTc358HKbvpNUg==}
 
+  rehype-external-links@3.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yp+e5N9V3C6bwBeAC4n796kc86M4gJCdlVhiMTxIrJG5UHDMh+PJANf9heqORJbt1nrCbDwIlAZKjANIaVBbvw==}
+
   rehype-katex@7.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-OiM2wrZ/wuhKkigASodFoo8wimG3H12LWQaH8qSPVJn9apWKFSH3YOCtbKpBorTVw/eI7cuT21XBbvwEswbIOA==}
 
@@ -8487,6 +8497,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   iron-webcrypto@1.2.1: {}
 
+  is-absolute-url@4.0.1: {}
+
   is-alphabetical@2.0.1: {}
 
   is-alphanumerical@2.0.1:
@@ -9961,6 +9973,15 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       expressive-code: 0.41.3
 
+  rehype-external-links@3.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/hast': 3.0.4
+      '@ungap/structured-clone': 1.3.0
+      hast-util-is-element: 3.0.0
+      is-absolute-url: 4.0.1
+      space-separated-tokens: 2.0.2
+      unist-util-visit: 5.0.0
+
   rehype-katex@7.0.1:
     dependencies:
       '@types/hast': 3.0.4