diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index f1f4c63ae..4e8330b3c 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Well-written patches should:
 Submitting patches
 ==================
 
-The best way to submit a patch is to issue a `pull request`_ on Github,
+The best way to submit a patch is to issue a `pull request`_ on GitHub,
 optionally creating a new issue first.
 
 Remember to explain what was fixed or the new functionality (what it is, why
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ developers to understand and accept your patch.
 You can also discuss the new functionality (or bug fix) before creating the
 patch, but it's always good to have a patch ready to illustrate your arguments
 and show that you have put some additional thought into the subject. A good
-starting point is to send a pull request on Github. It can be simple enough to
+starting point is to send a pull request on GitHub. It can be simple enough to
 illustrate your idea, and leave documentation/tests for later, after the idea
 has been validated and proven useful. Alternatively, you can send an email to
 `scrapy-users`_ to discuss your idea first.
diff --git a/docs/topics/selectors.rst b/docs/topics/selectors.rst
index d1845b20c..39ec9b73c 100644
--- a/docs/topics/selectors.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/selectors.rst
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ namespaces altogether and just work with element names, to write more
 simple/convenient XPaths. You can use the
 :meth:`Selector.remove_namespaces` method for that.
 
-Let's show an example that illustrates this with Github blog atom feed.
+Let's show an example that illustrates this with GitHub blog atom feed.
 
 .. highlight:: sh
 
diff --git a/docs/topics/ubuntu.rst b/docs/topics/ubuntu.rst
index dbbcaacfc..102df581c 100644
--- a/docs/topics/ubuntu.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/ubuntu.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Ubuntu packages
 
 `Scrapinghub`_ publishes apt-gettable packages which are generally fresher than
 those in Ubuntu, and more stable too since they're continuously built from
-`Github repo`_ (master & stable branches) and so they contain the latest bug
+`GitHub repo`_ (master & stable branches) and so they contain the latest bug
 fixes.
 
 To use the packages:
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ To use the packages:
    repositories, it's very outdated and it isn't supported by Scrapy team.
 
 .. _Scrapinghub: http://scrapinghub.com/
-.. _Github repo: https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy
+.. _GitHub repo: https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy