2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index a2b19d656d..4b2b7e7d50 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ MAILING LIST:
         https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
 
 IRC:
-        #systemd on irc.freenode.org
+        #systemd on irc.libera.chat
 
 BUG REPORTS:
         https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26622fe035..f7cee82fc2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ Please see our [Contribution Guidelines](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more informat
 
 When preparing patches for systemd, please follow our [Coding Style Guidelines](docs/CODING_STYLE.md).
 
-If you are looking for support, please contact our [mailing list](https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel) or join our [IRC channel](irc://irc.freenode.org/%23systemd).
+If you are looking for support, please contact our [mailing list](https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel) or join our [IRC channel](irc://irc.libera.chat/%23systemd).
 
 Stable branches with backported patches are available in the [stable repo](https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable).