diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 3cc8e35b23..f6ccff0fcf 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
                 pattern=r'pypa/distutils#(?P<distutils>\d+)',
                 url='{GH}/pypa/distutils/issues/{distutils}',
             ),
+            dict(
+                pattern=r'pypa/distutils@(?P<distutils_commit>[\da-f]+)',
+                url='{GH}/pypa/distutils/commit/{distutils_commit}',
+            ),
             dict(
                 pattern=r'^(?m)((?P<scm_version>v?\d+(\.\d+){1,2}))\n[-=]+\n',
                 with_scm='{text}\n{rev[timestamp]:%d %b %Y}\n',