diff --git a/docs/xdoc/release-notes.xml b/docs/xdoc/release-notes.xml
index 3769ac5c10..5958f0b58b 100644
--- a/docs/xdoc/release-notes.xml
+++ b/docs/xdoc/release-notes.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
     <h2>Bug Fixes And Improvements in 3.0.0</h2>
     <ul>
-        <li>GitHub (<a href="https://github.com/wso2/product-apim/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+closed%3A%3E2018-09-16">product-apim</a>)
+        <li>GitHub (<a href="https://github.com/wso2/product-apim/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+closed%3A%3E2018-09-16">product-apim</a>)
         </li>
     </ul>
 
diff --git a/release-notes.html b/release-notes.html
index 3769ac5c10..5958f0b58b 100644
--- a/release-notes.html
+++ b/release-notes.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ <h2>How to Run</h2>
 
     <h2>Bug Fixes And Improvements in 3.0.0</h2>
     <ul>
-        <li>GitHub (<a href="https://github.com/wso2/product-apim/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+closed%3A%3E2018-09-16">product-apim</a>)
+        <li>GitHub (<a href="https://github.com/wso2/product-apim/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+closed%3A%3E2018-09-16">product-apim</a>)
         </li>
     </ul>