diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/button/test/get-updated-link-attributes.js b/packages/block-library/src/button/test/get-updated-link-attributes.js
index bb3d3ef47f64c2..3acd507cbc3a78 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/button/test/get-updated-link-attributes.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/button/test/get-updated-link-attributes.js
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ describe( 'getUpdatedLinkAttributes method', () => {
 
 		expect( result.url ).toEqual( 'http://example.com' );
 		expect( result.linkTarget ).toEqual( '_blank' );
-		expect( result.rel ).toEqual(
-			'rel_value noopener nofollow'
-		);
+		expect( result.rel ).toEqual( 'rel_value noopener nofollow' );
 	} );
 
 	it( 'should correctly update link attributes with opensInNewTab', () => {
@@ -106,9 +104,7 @@ describe( 'getUpdatedLinkAttributes method', () => {
 
 		expect( result.url ).toEqual( 'http://example.com' );
 		expect( result.linkTarget ).toEqual( '_blank' );
-		expect( result.rel ).toEqual(
-			'rel_value nofollow noopener'
-		);
+		expect( result.rel ).toEqual( 'rel_value nofollow noopener' );
 	} );
 
 	it( 'should correctly handle rel with existing new tab values and remove duplicates', () => {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/categories/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/categories/edit.js
index 308f902f19b846..cab5d934cb2187 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/categories/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/categories/edit.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export default function CategoriesEdit( {
 		const { id, link, count, name } = category;
 		return (
 			<li key={ id } className={ `cat-item cat-item-${ id }` }>
-				<a href={ link } target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+				<a href={ link } target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
 					{ renderCategoryName( name ) }
 				</a>
 				{ showPostCounts && ` (${ count })` }