diff --git a/components/utils/index.js b/components/utils/index.js
index 954d662a..67841c5b 100644
--- a/components/utils/index.js
+++ b/components/utils/index.js
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ export const updateLinks = (jsonObj) => {
                     const anchor = document.createElement("a");
                     anchor.href = fullUrl;
                     anchor.textContent = match[0];
+                    anchor.target = "_blank";
                     anchor.setAttribute("rel", "noopener noreferrer");
 
                     // Add the anchor tag to the node content