diff --git a/project/common.scala b/project/common.scala
index b1034c3..40af07f 100644
--- a/project/common.scala
+++ b/project/common.scala
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ object Common {
     organization := "org.dispatchhttp",
 
     homepage :=
-      Some(new java.net.URL("https://dispatchhttp.org/")),
+      Some(new java.net.URI("https://dispatchhttp.org/").toURL()),
 
     publishMavenStyle := true,