diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e4d85e599..c353faf2a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ Documentation
 -------------
 
 - `Developer documentation <https://openwisp.io/docs/dev/controller/>`_
-- `User documentation <https://openwisp.io/docs/dev/controller/developer/>`_
+- `User documentation
+  <https://openwisp.io/docs/dev/controller/developer/>`_
 
 Contributing
 ------------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eb261c779..c1f5a1ad4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ omit = [
 ]
 
 [tool.docstrfmt]
-extend_exclude = ["**/*.py", "README.rst"]
+extend_exclude = ["**/*.py"]
 
 [tool.isort]
 known_third_party = ["django", "django_x509"]