diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple,
 reliable, and efficient software.
 
 ![Gopher image](https://golang.org/doc/gopher/fiveyears.jpg)
-*Gopher image by [Renee French][rf], licensed under [Creative Commons 3.0 Attributions license][cc3-by].*
+*Gopher image by [Renee French][rf], licensed under [Creative Commons 4.0 Attributions license][cc4-by].*
 
 Our canonical Git repository is located at https://go.googlesource.com/go.
 There is a mirror of the repository at https://github.com/golang/go.
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ proposals only. See https://go.dev/wiki/Questions for a list of
 places to ask questions about the Go language.
 
 [rf]: https://reneefrench.blogspot.com/
-[cc3-by]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
+[cc4-by]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/