diff --git a/docs/src/developers_guide/gitwash/git_links.inc b/docs/src/developers_guide/gitwash/git_links.inc
index f219d013a6..9a87b55d4d 100644
--- a/docs/src/developers_guide/gitwash/git_links.inc
+++ b/docs/src/developers_guide/gitwash/git_links.inc
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
 .. _git config: http://schacon.github.com/git/git-config.html
 
 .. _linux git workflow: http://www.mail-archive.com/dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg39091.html
-.. _deleting master on github: http://matthew-brett.github.com/pydagogue/gh_delete_master.html
+.. _deleting master on github: https://matthew-brett.github.io/pydagogue/gh_delete_master.html
 
 .. |emdash| unicode:: U+02014
diff --git a/docs/src/developers_guide/release.rst b/docs/src/developers_guide/release.rst
index cf8dcc42cb..9e7c74a6ae 100644
--- a/docs/src/developers_guide/release.rst
+++ b/docs/src/developers_guide/release.rst
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Post Release Steps
 #. Review the `Active Versions`_ for the ``scitools-iris`` project on
    `Read The Docs`_ to ensure that the appropriate versions are ``Active``
    and/or ``Hidden``. To do this ``Edit`` the appropriate version e.g.,
-   see `Editing v3.0.0rc0`_.
+   see `Editing v3.0.0rc0`_ (must be logged into Read the Docs).
 #. Copy ``docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst.template`` to
    ``docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst``.  This will reset
    the file with the ``unreleased`` heading and placeholders for the
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Post Release Steps
 .. _CFEP-05: https://github.com/conda-forge/cfep/blob/master/cfep-05.md
 .. _conda-forge User Documentation: https://conda-forge.org/docs/user/00_intro.html
 .. _Active Versions: https://readthedocs.org/projects/scitools-iris/versions/
-.. _Editing v3.0.0rc0: https://readthedocs.org/dashboard/scitools-iris/version/v3.0.0rc0/
+.. _Editing v3.0.0rc0: https://readthedocs.org/dashboard/scitools-iris/version/v3.0.0rc0/edit
 .. _rc_iris: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/iris/labels
 .. _Generating Distribution Archives: https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/#generating-distribution-archives
 .. _Packaging Your Project: https://packaging.python.org/guides/distributing-packages-using-setuptools/#packaging-your-project