diff --git a/src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates/readme-md-template.md b/src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates/readme-md-template.md
index 3dcec03a8..4d39b82ca 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates/readme-md-template.md
+++ b/src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates/readme-md-template.md
@@ -115,4 +115,5 @@ Additional Resources
 Apache Commons Components
 -------------------------
 
-Please see the [list of components](https://commons.apache.org/components.html)
++ [List of Apache Commons components](https://commons.apache.org/components.html): homepages and documentation for all components.
++ [`REPOSITORIES.md`](https://github.com/apache/commons-parent/blob/master/REPOSITORIES.md): overview of the code repositories and their build status.