diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29f1ece2..5ca7de18 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $ brew install tippecanoe
 On Ubuntu it will usually be easiest to build from the source repository:
 
 ```sh
-$ git clone git@github.com:mapbox/tippecanoe.git
+$ git clone https://github.com/mapbox/tippecanoe.git
 $ cd tippecanoe
 $ make -j
 $ make install
diff --git a/man/tippecanoe.1 b/man/tippecanoe.1
index c6865f60..2a8b601b 100644
--- a/man/tippecanoe.1
+++ b/man/tippecanoe.1
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ On Ubuntu it will usually be easiest to build from the source repository:
 .PP
 .RS
 .nf
-$ git clone git@github.com:mapbox/tippecanoe.git
+$ git clone https://github.com/mapbox/tippecanoe.git
 $ cd tippecanoe
 $ make \-j
 $ make install