diff --git a/docs/_build/scripts/people.py b/docs/_build/scripts/people.py
index 10186549d4d8..72ba55c37f56 100644
--- a/docs/_build/scripts/people.py
+++ b/docs/_build/scripts/people.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 auth = Auth.Token(token) if token else None
 g = Github(auth=auth)
 
-ICON_TEMPLATE = "[![{login}]({avatar_url}){{.contributor_icon}}]({html_url})"
-
+ICON_TEMPLATE = '<a href="{html_url}"><img alt="{login}" class="contributor_icon" src="{avatar_url}&s=40" loading="lazy" /></a>'
 
 def get_people_md():
     repo = g.get_repo("pola-rs/polars")