diff --git a/website/src/_includes/nav.html b/website/src/_includes/nav.html
index ecb01bd9e5..39ae7f995a 100644
--- a/website/src/_includes/nav.html
+++ b/website/src/_includes/nav.html
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
             <div class="hidden lg:flex gap-[16px]">
                 <a class="tracking-[1px] rounded text-[1.4rem] font-medium white-paper-nav-btn"
-                    href="https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/blob/stable/protocol/overview-tjr.md">Whitepaper</a>
+                    href="https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/blob/stable/protocol/overview-tjr.md"
+                    target="_blank">Whitepaper</a>
                 <a class="tracking-[1px] rounded text-[1.4rem] font-medium comparison-nav-btn"
                     href="/#comparison">Comparison</a>
                 <a class="tracking-[1px] rounded text-[1.4rem] font-medium blog-nav-btn" href="/blog">Blog</a>