diff --git a/site/_includes/news_item.html b/site/_includes/news_item.html
index d32b4b0a..7c4a6797 100644
--- a/site/_includes/news_item.html
+++ b/site/_includes/news_item.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       {{ post.date | date_to_string }}
     </span>
     <a href="https://github.com/{{ post.author }}" class="post-author">
-      <img src="https://github.com/{{ post.author }}.png" class="avatar" />
+      <img src="https://github.com/{{ post.author }}.png" class="avatar" alt="{{ post.author }}"/>
       {{ post.author }}
     </a>
   </div>