diff --git a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
index ca475fbf0c..2e163133fb 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/UserSettings.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const gHVersionLabel = function(repo, token='') {
     } else {
         url = `https://github.com/${repo}/commit/${token.split('-')[0]}`;
     }
-    return <a target="_blank" href={url}>{token}</a>;
+    return <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href={url}>{token}</a>;
 };
 
 // Enumerate some simple 'flip a bit' UI settings (if any).