diff --git a/project/scripts/release b/project/scripts/release
index a6e14a227e..b4f9b9cda2 100755
--- a/project/scripts/release
+++ b/project/scripts/release
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ try git checkout -b ${release_branch}
 # find and replace the version
 try ${script_dir}/find-replace ${current_version} ${version}
 
+#find and replace github links
+try ${script_dir}/find-replace http://github.com/akka/akka/tree/master http://github.com/akka/akka/tree/v${version}
+try ${script_dir}/find-replace https://github.com/akka/akka/tree/master http://github.com/akka/akka/tree/v${version}
+try ${script_dir}/find-replace http://github.com/akka/akka/blob/master http://github.com/akka/akka/tree/v${version}
+try ${script_dir}/find-replace https://github.com/akka/akka/blob/master http://github.com/akka/akka/tree/v${version}
+
 # start clean
 try sbt clean