diff --git a/docs/source/quickinstall.rst b/docs/source/quickinstall.rst
index 137bf07423..1ffebbebeb 100644
--- a/docs/source/quickinstall.rst
+++ b/docs/source/quickinstall.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ the following commands in a terminal:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-    git clone git@github.com:mit-crpg/openmc.git
+    git clone https://github.com/mit-crpg/openmc.git
     cd openmc
     git checkout -b master origin/master
     mkdir src/build
diff --git a/docs/source/usersguide/install.rst b/docs/source/usersguide/install.rst
index 162ac69c30..d06806d982 100644
--- a/docs/source/usersguide/install.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usersguide/install.rst
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ with GitHub since this involves setting up ssh_ keys. With git installed and
 setup, the following command will download the full source code from the GitHub
 repository::
 
-    git clone git://github.com/mit-crpg/openmc.git
+    git clone https://github.com/mit-crpg/openmc.git
 
 By default, the cloned repository will be set to the development branch. To
 switch to the source of the latest stable release, run the following commands::