diff --git a/xmlsitemap.module b/xmlsitemap.module
index 682db7c..f07603a 100644
--- a/xmlsitemap.module
+++ b/xmlsitemap.module
@@ -2263,14 +2263,14 @@ function _xmlsitemap_get_blurb($check_version = TRUE) {
     $blurb = FALSE;
     if (!$check_version || (($version = _xmlsitemap_get_version()) && preg_match('/dev|unstable|alpha|beta|HEAD/i', $version))) {
       $sponsors = array(
-        \Drupal::l('Symantec', Url::fromUri('http://www.symantec.com/')),
-        \Drupal::l('WebWise Solutions', Url::fromUri('http://www.webwiseone.com/')),
-        \Drupal::l('Volacci', Url::fromUri('http://www.volacci.com/')),
-        \Drupal::l('lanetro', Url::fromUri('http://www.lanetro.com/')),
-        \Drupal::l('Coupons Dealuxe', Url::fromUri('http://couponsdealuxe.com/')),
+        \Drupal::l('Symantec', Url::fromUri('http://www.symantec.com/', array('attributes' => array('target' => 'blank')))),
+        \Drupal::l('WebWise Solutions', Url::fromUri('http://www.webwiseone.com/', array('attributes' => array('target' => 'blank')))),
+        \Drupal::l('Volacci', Url::fromUri('http://www.volacci.com/', array('attributes' => array('target' => 'blank')))),
+        \Drupal::l('lanetro', Url::fromUri('http://www.lanetro.com/', array('attributes' => array('target' => 'blank')))),
+        \Drupal::l('Coupons Dealuxe', Url::fromUri('http://couponsdealuxe.com/', array('attributes' => array('target' => 'blank')))),
       );
       // Don't extract the following string for translation.
-      $blurb = '<div class="description"><p>Thank you for helping test the XML sitemap module rewrite. Please consider helping offset developer free time by <a href="http://davereid.chipin.com/">donating</a> or if your company is interested in sponsoring the rewrite or a specific feature, please <a href="http://davereid.net/contact">contact the developer</a>. Thank you to the following current sponsors: ' . implode(', ', $sponsors) . ', and all the individuals that have donated. This message will not be seen in the stable versions.</p></div>';
+      $blurb = '<div class="description"><p>Thank you for helping test the XML sitemap module rewrite. Please consider helping offset developer free time by <a href="http://davereid.chipin.com/" target="blank">donating</a> or if your company is interested in sponsoring the rewrite or a specific feature, please <a href="http://davereid.net/contact" target="blank">contact the developer</a>. Thank you to the following current sponsors: ' . implode(', ', $sponsors) . ', and all the individuals that have donated. This message will not be seen in the stable versions.</p></div>';
       //http://drupalmodules.com/module/xml-sitemap
     }
   }