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 **Description:**
 
 
-**Pull request in [home-assistant](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant) (if applicable):** home-assistant/home-assistant#<home-assistant PR number goes here>
+**Pull request in home-assistant (if applicable):** home-assistant/home-assistant#<home-assistant PR number goes here>
 
 ## Checklist:
 
-- [ ] Branch: `next` is for changes and new documentation that will go public with the next [home-assistant](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant) release. Fixes, changes and adjustments for the current release should be created against `current`.
+- [ ] Branch: `next` is for changes and new documentation that will go public with the next Home Assistant release. Fixes, changes and adjustments for the current release should be created against `current`.
 - [ ] The documentation follows the [standards][standards].
 
 [standards]: https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/documentation_standards.html