diff --git a/doc/5.x-final.md b/doc/5.x-final.md
index 56919c914edd5d4067c074689c0a49eb113667c7..3ea5a0e29b914f713b065bf0190d66a871e4d47d 100644
--- a/doc/5.x-final.md
+++ b/doc/5.x-final.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ git push origin 5.X
 * Check regressions/criticals in Gitlab:
     * https://lab.civicrm.org/groups/dev/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=regression
     * https://lab.civicrm.org/groups/dev/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=prioritised
-* Check release notes: https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/tree/5.X/release-notes
+* Check release notes: https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/blob/5.X/release-notes.md
 * In Jenkins, review the scheduled tests for `5.X` and determine if anything should block the release.
     * https://test.civicrm.org/job/CiviCRM-Core-Matrix/
     * https://test.civicrm.org/job/CiviCRM-Ext-Matrix/
diff --git a/doc/5.x-patch.md b/doc/5.x-patch.md
index 5d5361c5a89e52aa37f088a5d8dd67d293c0c291..16111576257f96f65876c38f799a27d66fcd4c40 100644
--- a/doc/5.x-patch.md
+++ b/doc/5.x-patch.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ git push origin 5.X
 ## 3: Sanity checks
 
 * Check open PRs for `5.X`: https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pulls
-* Check release notes: https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/tree/5.X/release-notes
+* Check release notes: https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/blob/5.X/release-notes.md
 * In Jenkins, review the scheduled tests for `5.X` and determine if anything should block the release.
     * https://test.civicrm.org/job/CiviCRM-Core-Matrix/
     * https://test.civicrm.org/job/CiviCRM-Ext-Matrix/