diff --git a/doc/source/gitwash/following_latest.txt b/doc/source/gitwash/following_latest.txt
index bdf07f4a..9dfff734 100644
--- a/doc/source/gitwash/following_latest.txt
+++ b/doc/source/gitwash/following_latest.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ These are the instructions if you just want to follow the latest
 The steps are:
 
 * :ref:`install-git`
-* get local copy of the git repository from github
+* get local copy of the `scikits.image github`_ git repository
 * update local copy from time to time
 
 Get the local copy of the code
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Get the local copy of the code
 
 From the command line::
 
-   git clone git://github.com/scikits.image/scikits.image.git
+   git clone git://github.com/scikits-image/scikits.image.git
 
 You now have a copy of the code tree in the new ``scikits.image`` directory.
 
diff --git a/doc/source/gitwash/maintainer_workflow.txt b/doc/source/gitwash/maintainer_workflow.txt
index 64a12d99..cfcd3d38 100644
--- a/doc/source/gitwash/maintainer_workflow.txt
+++ b/doc/source/gitwash/maintainer_workflow.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ access to the upstream repo.  Being a maintainer, you've got read-write access.
 It's good to have your upstream remote have a scary name, to remind you that
 it's a read-write remote::
 
-    git remote add upstream-rw git@github.com:scikits.image/scikits.image.git
+    git remote add upstream-rw git@github.com:scikits-image/scikits.image.git
     git fetch upstream-rw
 
 *******************
diff --git a/doc/source/gitwash/patching.txt b/doc/source/gitwash/patching.txt
index 110666aa..7b990f86 100644
--- a/doc/source/gitwash/patching.txt
+++ b/doc/source/gitwash/patching.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Overview
    git config --global user.email you@yourdomain.example.com
    git config --global user.name "Your Name Comes Here"
    # get the repository if you don't have it
-   git clone git://github.com/scikits.image/scikits.image.git
+   git clone git://github.com/scikits-image/scikits.image.git
    # make a branch for your patching
    cd scikits.image
    git branch the-fix-im-thinking-of
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ In detail
 #. If you don't already have one, clone a copy of the
    scikits.image_ repository::
 
-      git clone git://github.com/scikits.image/scikits.image.git
+      git clone git://github.com/scikits-image/scikits.image.git
       cd scikits.image
 
 #. Make a 'feature branch'.  This will be where you work on
diff --git a/doc/source/gitwash/set_up_fork.txt b/doc/source/gitwash/set_up_fork.txt
index fe4a7684..c0e16314 100644
--- a/doc/source/gitwash/set_up_fork.txt
+++ b/doc/source/gitwash/set_up_fork.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Overview
 
    git clone git@github.com:your-user-name/scikits.image.git
    cd scikits.image
-   git remote add upstream git://github.com/scikits.image/scikits.image.git
+   git remote add upstream git://github.com/scikits-image/scikits.image.git
 
 In detail
 =========
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Linking your repository to the upstream repo
 ::
 
    cd scikits.image
-   git remote add upstream git://github.com/scikits.image/scikits.image.git
+   git remote add upstream git://github.com/scikits-image/scikits.image.git
 
 ``upstream`` here is just the arbitrary name we're using to refer to the
 main scikits.image_ repository at `scikits.image github`_.
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ use it to merge into our own code.
 Just for your own satisfaction, show yourself that you now have a new
 'remote', with ``git remote -v show``, giving you something like::
 
-   upstream	git://github.com/scikits.image/scikits.image.git (fetch)
-   upstream	git://github.com/scikits.image/scikits.image.git (push)
+   upstream	git://github.com/scikits-image/scikits.image.git (fetch)
+   upstream	git://github.com/scikits-image/scikits.image.git (push)
    origin	git@github.com:your-user-name/scikits.image.git (fetch)
    origin	git@github.com:your-user-name/scikits.image.git (push)
 
diff --git a/doc/source/gitwash/this_project.inc b/doc/source/gitwash/this_project.inc
index f7c01aa2..9be8d57a 100644
--- a/doc/source/gitwash/this_project.inc
+++ b/doc/source/gitwash/this_project.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .. scikits.image
 .. _scikits.image: http://scikits-image.org
-.. _`scikits.image github`: http://github.com/scikits.image/scikits.image
+.. _`scikits.image github`: http://github.com/scikits-image/scikits.image
 
 .. _`scikits.image mailing list`: http://groups.google.com/group/scikits-image