diff --git a/lib.typ b/lib.typ
index cf11cba..f147f2c 100644
--- a/lib.typ
+++ b/lib.typ
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
           ]
           #if ("phone" in author) [
             #phone-icon
-            #box[#text(author.phone)]
+            #box[#link("tel:" + author.phone)[#author.phone]]
             #separator
           ]
           #if ("email" in author) [
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
     if ("phone" in author) {
       author_list.push[
         #phone-icon
-        #box[#text(author.phone)]
+        #box[#link("tel:" + author.phone)[#author.phone]]
       ]
     }
     if ("email" in author) {