diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e9b6e75..35b0663 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ Project Meta-data
 * Documentation: https://docs.openstack.org/reno/latest/
 * Source: https://opendev.org/openstack/reno/
 * Bugs: https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/project/933
-* IRC: #openstack-release on freenode
+* IRC: #openstack-release on OFTC
diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst b/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
index 51e611b..1787b43 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ with Reno.
 
 Communication
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-* IRC channel #openstack-release at FreeNode
+* IRC channel #openstack-release at OFTC
 * Mailing list (prefix subjects with ``[release]`` for faster responses)
   http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-discuss